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Took : A Ghost Story
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Took
Author(s): Mary Downing Hahn
“Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years—then lets her go and takes another one.” Thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson doesn’t believe Brody Mason’s crazy stories about the ghost witch who lives up on Brewster’s Hill with Bloody Bones, her man-eating razorback hog. He figures Brody’s probably just trying to scare him since he’s the new kid . . . a “stuck-up snot” from Connecticut. But Daniel’s seven-year-old sister Erica has become more and more withdrawn, talking to her lookalike doll. When she disappears into the woods one day, he knows something is terribly wrong. Did the witch strike? Has Erica been “took”?
Review(s):
"Horror fans and readers looking for a good scare will enjoy this creepy tale." —School Library Journal "Satisfyingly frightening." —Publishers Weekly "Hahn successfully reworks the recipe for those who still enjoy a good scare...a compelling addition to the Hahn collection of ghost stories." —VOYA "This creepy tale skillfully weaves in—and honors—the oral tradition of folklore, legends, and ghost stories." —Horn Book Magazine "Stalwart young readers who brave Daniel's telling are rewarded with a resolution that blends the mystical with the hopeful and creates community where once only fear and sorrow thrived." —Booklist
Nene Award (Hawaii), Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
ISBN: 9780544813106
Author(s): Mary Downing Hahn
“Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years—then lets her go and takes another one.” Thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson doesn’t believe Brody Mason’s crazy stories about the ghost witch who lives up on Brewster’s Hill with Bloody Bones, her man-eating razorback hog. He figures Brody’s probably just trying to scare him since he’s the new kid . . . a “stuck-up snot” from Connecticut. But Daniel’s seven-year-old sister Erica has become more and more withdrawn, talking to her lookalike doll. When she disappears into the woods one day, he knows something is terribly wrong. Did the witch strike? Has Erica been “took”?
Review(s):
"Horror fans and readers looking for a good scare will enjoy this creepy tale." —School Library Journal "Satisfyingly frightening." —Publishers Weekly "Hahn successfully reworks the recipe for those who still enjoy a good scare...a compelling addition to the Hahn collection of ghost stories." —VOYA "This creepy tale skillfully weaves in—and honors—the oral tradition of folklore, legends, and ghost stories." —Horn Book Magazine "Stalwart young readers who brave Daniel's telling are rewarded with a resolution that blends the mystical with the hopeful and creates community where once only fear and sorrow thrived." —Booklist
Nene Award (Hawaii), Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
ISBN: 9780544813106