One for Sorrow: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hahn (Author)
"Another historical and chilling success" of revenge from beyond the grave during the 1918 influenza outbreak from ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn. Against the ominous backdrop of the 1918 influenza epidemic, new girl Annie is claimed as best friend by Elsie, the tattletale, liar, and thief of the class. But Annie would rather spend time with the other girls, since Elsie is so mean. When Elsie dies of influenza, Annie thinks she's free of her torment--until the bully returns to reclaim Annie's friendship and take revenge.
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Kirkus
"Another historical and chilling success." --Kirkus
ALA/Booklist
"Hahn is a veteran author who clearly knows her apples about writing ghost stories, as this, her latest inventive page-turner, evidences... Shivers aplenty, but also genuine emotion that will invite empathy." -- Booklist
Publishers Weekly
"Hahn's story is characteristically steeped in eerie atmosphere, and the novel's blend of historical drama, the supernatural, and the intricacies of adolescent friendship is a gripping combination." --PW
Review quotes
"Hahn's story is characteristically steeped in eerie atmosphere, and the novel's blend of historical drama, the supernatural, and the intricacies of adolescent friendship is a gripping combination." —PW
"Hahn is a veteran author who clearly knows her apples about writing ghost stories, as this, her latest inventive page-turner, evidences... Shivers aplenty, but also genuine emotion that will invite empathy." — Booklist
"Another historical and chilling success." —Kirkus
"Another solid addition to Hahn's oeuvre, this would also make a spine-chilling pair with Cohen's The Doll's Eye." —Bulletin
"Hahn is a veteran author who clearly knows her apples about writing ghost stories, as this, her latest inventive page-turner, evidences... Shivers aplenty, but also genuine emotion that will invite empathy." — Booklist
"Another historical and chilling success." —Kirkus
"Another solid addition to Hahn's oeuvre, this would also make a spine-chilling pair with Cohen's The Doll's Eye." —Bulletin
Mary Downing Hahn
Mary Downing Hahn, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories. Her work has won more than fifty child-voted state awards. An avid reader, traveler, and all-around arts lover, Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland. Visit her online at marydowninghahnbooks.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781328497987
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
July 31, 2018
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
JUV039230 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV069000 - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
JUV039230 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV069000 - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
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