Mary Downing Hahn
Hardcover | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 4.13 | 8345 Users | 808 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Old Willis Place |
| Author | : | Mary Downing Hahn |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | September 20th 2004 by Clarion Books |
| Categories | : | Horror. Mystery. Childrens. Middle Grade. Young Adult. Fantasy. Paranormal. Ghosts |
Explanation To Books The Old Willis Place
Diana and her little brother Georgie have been living in the woods behind the old Willis place, a decaying Victorian mansion, for what already seems like forever. They aren’t allowed to leave the property or show themselves to anyone. But when a new caretaker comes to live there with his young daughter, Lissa, Diana is tempted to break the mysterious rules they live by and reveal herself so she can finally have a friend. Somehow, Diana must get Lissa’s help if she and Georgie ever hope to release themselves from the secret that has bound them to the old Willis place for so long. Mary Downing Hahn has written a chilling ghost story in the tradition of her most successful spine-tingling novels. The intriguing characters, frightening secrets, and plot twists will delight her many fans.Point Books Toward The Old Willis Place
| Original Title: | The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story |
| ISBN: | 0618430180 (ISBN13: 9780618430185) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | South Carolina Book Award for Children's Book Award (2008), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2006), Iowa Children's Choice Award (2008), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2008) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Old Willis Place
Ratings: 4.13 From 8345 Users | 808 ReviewsJudge Appertaining To Books The Old Willis Place
We really enjoyed this story of siblings, Diana and Georgie who live in the grounds of the Old Willis Place. When another 12yr old girl moves in with her father, who is to be the new caretaker, Diana longs to make friends, but as we find out, this is one of many things that is forbidden and against the rules.We enjoyed the suspense, the scary plot and working out what had happened and what the outcome would be. We thought the descriptions of the way the children felt about (view spoiler)[ alwaysThis novel wasnt as creepy as the last Mary Downing Hahn novel that I read but I liked this story more. This story seemed to have more elements to it. I did think that the ending of the story wrapped up a bit too fast for me but for the target audience, they will love it.Diana and her brother Georgie have been roaming the hillside of the Old Willis Place (Oak Hill Manor) for years. They have a list of rules that they must follow. Over the years, there have been numerous caretakers of the
Five-star feedback scales are a disservice. The breadth and height of Mary Downing Hahn's work is extraordinarily special. Because the tack this took flew far from the norm, it wasn't haunting enough but the originality and quality of The Old Willis Place, 2004, exceeds other literature receiving three stars. I would grade six or seven, on a useful scale. Let's keep asking for a ten-star scale.The synopsis, siblings barred from friends or vacating a property, gives away the angle ahead of
Although some readers might well and even with ample reason find the rather obvious standard predicability of Mary Downing Hahn's The Old Willis Place a trifle repetitive, for someone like myself who has always tended to scare rather too easily (and indeed, I have in the past often been plagued by nightmares after watching frightening movies or reading certain types of horror fiction), that same predicability which inhabits The Old Willis Place, I have actually rather welcomed it as almost being
Lissa Morrison is a young girl who comes to live with her father as caretakers of the old Willis place, a run-down country house at the edge of the woods. Diana and Georgie Eldrige have been living in those woods for many years and Diana is excited that the new caretaker has a girl just her age to be friends with. But things aren't as they seem and the old Willis place keeps a very dark secret which Lissa must discover for the sake of her new friends. Can she help them before it's too late? Very
I studied the clouds dark shapes flocks of lost sheep straying across a desolate wasteland, blown to rags and tatters by the wind. Ah, yes, The Old Willis Place is a beautiful and chilling ghost story! It was a page-turner for me. Mary Downing Hahn creates a nice, slow build-up. There are secrets and rules with Diana and Georgie on the farm of Oak Hill Manor. While reading, my mind was going in several different directions anticipating the end result.Diana, the protagonist, 12 years old, lives
Diana and her brother Georgie have haunted the grounds of the Willis house for almost as long as they can remember. Their parents used to work for old Mrs. Willis until the bad thing happened. When they left, Diana and Georgie had to remain behind and follow certain rules they were to remain hidden, and they were not to leave the property. Mrs. Willis eventually passed away, and her house has been looked after for many years, now, by a series of caretakers each taking less care than the last.
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