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Took : A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100544813103
ISBN-139780544813106
eBay Product ID (ePID)219305192
Product Key Features
Book TitleTook : a Ghost Story
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHorror, Monsters, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General
Publication Year2016
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorMary Downing Hahn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Reviews"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, "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 , "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
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisA witch called Old Auntie is lurking near Dan's family's new home. He doesn't believe in her at first, but is forced to accept that she is real and take action when his little sister, Erica, is "took" to become Auntie's slave for the next fifty years., Daniel doesn't believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast. But then his little sister disappears . . . and it's up to him to find her. Mary Downing Hahn's popular page-turner will thrill readers who love spooky stories. They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on the hill. They say her companion has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him since he's new. Still, he wishes his family had never moved here--their house is a wreck, Mom and Dad keep fighting, and his little sister, Erica, spends most of her time talking to her creepy doll. But when Erica disappears into the woods one day, Daniel knows something is terribly wrong. Has she been "took"? Mary Downing Hahn is one of the most popular middle grade authors in the world, winner of numerous state awards as well as the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (for Stepping on the Cracks ) and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award (for Closed for the Season ). Also available as a graphic novel!, "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"?, Daniel doesn't believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast. But then his little sister disappears . . . and it's up to him to find her. Mary Downing Hahn's popular page-turner will thrill readers who love spooky stories. They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on the hill. They say her companion has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him since he's new. Still, he wishes his family had never moved here--their house is a wreck, Mom and Dad keep fighting, and his little sister, Erica, spends most of her time talking to her creepy doll. But when Erica disappears into the woods one day, Daniel knows something is terribly wrong. Has she been "took"? Mary Downing Hahn is one of the most popular middle grade authors in the world, winner of numerous state awards as well as the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (for Stepping on the Cracks) and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award (for Closed for the Season). Also available as a graphic novel!
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- May 29, 2020
Ghost story as pictured
Love this writer...A good ghost story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 31, 2021
My daughters favorite book
My daughter loves this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 18, 2019
wow
loved the story and charactersVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 05, 2017
My son loves this book
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Apr 07, 2018
Must read
You need to read this. My daughter wanted this book, but I found myself reading after everyone went to bed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Apr 03, 2017
Amazing
It came in perfect condition and the book is really good!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
