Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." - Booklist, ALA, starred review "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." - Booklist, ALA, starred review "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A powerful, convincing, and frightening tale...Ghost-story fans have a spooky treat in store." -- "School Library Journal" Starred Review, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." ' Booklist, ALA, starred review "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." -- Booklist, ALA, Starred Review, A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child., * "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." --Booklist, starred review "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." - Booklist, ALA, Starred Review, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." -- Booklist (starred review) "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." e" Booklist, ALA, starred review "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the ghost of a dead child." -- Booklist, ALA, starred review "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "An unusually scary, well-crafted ghost fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisMolly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom., 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., Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn spins a suspenseful yarn about two children who dislike their malicious younger stepsister, Heather--and tensions that escalate when Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen. In a chilling ghost story that is also an insightful family drama, Molly, 12, and her brother Michael, 10, are wary of their sneaky seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since they became a blended family, Heather has lied, tattled, and created tension between their parents. Worst of all, Heather claims she has been talking to a ghost named Helen, and she warns Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is getting herself into some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather maneuvers to get her into trouble. The whole family is at odds. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do--when Helen comes. Also available as a graphic novel!, In a chilling ghost story that is also an insightful family drama, Molly, 12, and her brother Michael, 10, are wary of their sneaky seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since they became a blended family, Heather has lied, tattled, and created tension between their parents. Worst of all, Heather claims she has been talking to a ghost named Helen, and she warns Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is getting herself into some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather maneuvers to get her into trouble. The whole family is at odds. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do--when Helen comes., Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn spins a suspenseful yarn about two children who dislike their malicious younger stepsister, Heather--and tensions that escalate when Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen.