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Took: A Ghost Story


No. of pages 272

Published: 2016

Great for age 7-10 years

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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 But Daniel's seven year old sister Erica has become more and more withdrawn, talking to her lookalike doll.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"?

 

 

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

MARY DOWNING HAHN is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories and mysteries. A former librarian, an avid reader, traveler, and all-around arts lover, Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland.

 

"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