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Highlights
- Mary Downing Hahn is at her chilling best in this supernatural tale, where the long-buried secret of a young girl's death in a canoe accident relentlessly makes its way to the surface of an idyllic vacation.
- Nutmeg Book Award (Intermediate) 2012 4th Winner, Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2011 1st Winner
- 10-12 Years
- 7.6" x 5.22" Paperback
- 208 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Horror
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About the Book
Ali finds an old photograph and recognizes her mother and her aunt as children, but a third person has been torn out of the picture. Who could it be? Then Ali meets Sissy, a mean and spiteful girl who has a secret. Could it have something to do with the old photo?Book Synopsis
Mary Downing Hahn is at her chilling best in this supernatural tale, where the long-buried secret of a young girl's death in a canoe accident relentlessly makes its way to the surface of an idyllic vacation.
A family secret is at the root of Mary Downing Hahn's story of supernatural events in Maine. Thirteen-year-old Ali is eager to spend her vacation with Aunt Dulcie, helping to care for her little niece, Emma, in the lake house where Dulcie and Claire, Ali's mother, spent summers. Claire, who is phobic about water, is dead set against her going but is forced to agree. The vacation by the lake turns unpleasant when Ali and Emma meet a mean, spiteful kid named Sissy. Emma idolizes and imitates Sissy, becoming bratty and hostile and accepting Sissy's dangerous dares. Sissy keeps talking about Teresa, a girl who drowned under mysterious circumstances when Claire and Dulcie were kids. At first Ali thinks Sissy is just trying to scare her with a ghost story, but soon she discovers the real reason why Sissy is so angry: she is the ghost of Teresa and blames Claire and Dulcie for her death.Review Quotes
"Signature spooky Hahn sends appropriate shivers up the reader's spine ... satisfyingly chilly."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Hahn offers another eerie, suspenseful ghost story filled with family secrets." -- Booklist
"Classic mystery elements ... add to the suspense and keep the well-plotted story moving along to a satisfying conclusion." -- School Library Journal
"A compact and approachable shiveriness ... an easygoing vacation read." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
About the Author
Mary Downing Hahn, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories. Her work has won more than fifty child-voted state awards. An avid reader, traveler, and all-around arts lover, Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland. Visit her online at www.marydowninghahnbooks.com.Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 5.22 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)
Weight: .38 Pounds
Suggested Age: 10-12 Years
Sub-Genre: Horror
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages: 208
Publisher: Clarion Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Language: English
Street Date: August 4, 2008
TCIN: 1002660492
UPC: 9780547076454
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-3286
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.38 pounds
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