. When her widower father inherits a castlelike estate in the mountains of West Virginia, 12-year-old Jen is thrilled. An odd-looking girl wearing a torn dress appears, and Moura’s behavior becomes more sinister, seemingly out of nowhere, leading Jen to believe that her father is a pawn in an evil scheme.
Author’s note. Soon jen finds herself caught in the midst of a supernatural war, with the fate of an enchanted race—and her family—at stake. Her dad has a mysterious new girlfriend, Moura, who slowly drives a wedge between Jen and her father. It seems like a wish come true. When jen’s cat accidentally breaks the globe, which Moura calls a “witch catcher, ” strange things begin to happen.
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The Old Willis Place
Known for her spooky stories of ghosts and secrets, Mary Downing Hahn weaves a tale of two children who live near a decaying Victorian mansion, bound to the place by a mysterious set of rules.
The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story
Promises to the Dead
At the crossroads of a country about to plunge into civil war, danger lurks around every corner. Hmh books for Young Readers. Instead, perry, he comes across a dying slave woman who makes Jesse promise he’ll take her young son, to a relative in Baltimore. The journey is more treacherous than Jesse ever imagined.
But he can’t break a promise to the dead, and, more important, he has to follow what he knows in his heart to be right.
Hear the Wind Blow
. A first-rate story. Kirkus reviews on a cold, snowy night, thirteen-year-old Haswell Magruder makes a fateful decision. A wounded confederate soldier appears at the family’s Virginia farm, and Haswell convinces his mother to take the man in, despite the dire repercussions if the enemy Yankees were to catch them in such an act.
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Closed for the Season
Two 13-year-old boys, arthur and logan, set out to solve the mystery of a murder that took place some years ago in the old house Logan's family has just moved into.
Where I Belong
No one is kind to sixth-grader Brendan Doyle: his foster mother, his teachers, his classmates, and especially the thugs who bully him. He takes refuge in books, drawing, carving, and daydreaming. Harcourt Brace and Company. Hmh books for Young Readers.
The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall
. Will florence be able to convince the others in the household of the imminent danger and stop Sophia before it's too late? Hmh books for Young Readers. Houghton Mifflin. Harcourt Brace and Company. But florence doesn't expect the ghost of her cousin Sophia, who haunts the cavernous rooms and dimly lit hallways of Crutchfield and concocts a plan to use Florence to help her achieve her murderous goals.
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Deep and Dark and Dangerous
A family secret is at the root of Mary Downing Hahn's story of supernatural events in Maine. Harcourt Brace and Company. Claire, who is phobic about water, is dead set against her going but is forced to agree. Houghton Mifflin. 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.
The vacation by the lake turns unpleasant when Ali and Emma meet a mean, spiteful kid named Sissy. Sissy keeps talking about Teresa, a girl who drowned under mysterious circumstances when Claire and Dulcie were kids.
Stepping on the Cracks
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The Dead Man in Indian Creek
Houghton Mifflin. Harcourt Brace and Company. There are murderous grownups that would do anything to keep what the boys found in the shop a secret, and now they’re after Parker and Matt. Houghton Mifflin. While camping near indian creek, Matt and his best friend, Parker, get up early to see if they can spot a blue heron.
Instead, they find the body of a dead man floating in the clear water. Parker is sure that george Evans, the smooth-talking local antiques dealer, must somehow be connected to the dead man.
