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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780547028644
ISBN number: 0547028644
Label: Sandpiper
Manufacturer: Sandpiper
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: April 21, 2008
Publishing house: Sandpiper
Age index: Ages 9-12
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Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their younger stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. If that's not bad enough, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warning Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do--when Helen comes.
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I am now 31. I read this book about 16 years ago. Of all the books I read as a little girl, this one is the one I remember most. I loved everything about it. The story is well told and I clearly remember finishing the book in about 2 days. Then I read it again. I took a chance to see if I could still find the book for my 7year old baby girl. I am amazed to see how popular this book is. IF YOUR CHILD LOVES TO READ......GET HER THIS BOOK!!!! SHE'LL LOVE IT.....I ONLY WISH THE COVER WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE.
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I loved this book when I was a pre-teen. I now have an 11 year son who has read and loves this book, and now we are reading all of her books. Obviously, these are geared toward kids, but I have to say that I am enjoying the books as well. The plus of course, is that we're reading, we're doing something together, and making memories that will last a lifetime. Mary Downing Hahn is a well-crafted story teller!
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This is an amazing book! Get it- you will love it and want to read more of Mary Downing Hahn's ghost stories!
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I very first read this book when I was about eight. I had gone to the library and was very first captivated by the cover art. I read the book and fell in love with it.
I became so involved with the story and the setting. I grew up always wanting to be an artist who lived in a converted church in the country with a cemetery in my back yard. (I am currently in artist who lives in a small town with a cemetery a block away...so it's close.)
After I read the book, I searched the library for other books by this author and found The Doll in the Garden (which I also quite enjoyed). For about 2-3 years, I checked this book out of the library every other week (alternating with the Doll in the Garden). I probably read it over 100 times. When I was in high school, I saw the book at a bookstore and bought it instantly. It has since become a book that I read at least once every other year.
I don't really know how to explain it, but there is something about the story/writing that just captivates me.
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When Molly and Michael's mother remarries, they move to a renovated old church out in the middle of nowhere. Neither is happy about the move, but it is made even worse by their spoiled stepsister, Heather. She doesn't want to share her dad with anyone (her mother was killed in a fire) and does everything she can think of to try to break up the family.
Heather soon begins visiting an old graveyard on the property and Molly overhears Heather's conversations with Helen, a girl who died on the property years ago and was buried in the graveyard. Heather warns Molly and Michael that they'd better be nice to her. "Wait until Helen comes," she taunts. Michael is sceptical, but Molly is convinced that Helen is a ghost who means to harm them all.
The suspense builds into a delightfully creepy tension for most of the book, though I was a bit disappointed in some rapid developments (especially with Heather's character) towards the end. Overall, a creepy read that will appeal to fans of ghost stories.
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