The Girl in the Locked Room: A Ghost Story
- Subject
- Ghost Stories
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Size
- 12.9 cm × 19.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9780358097556
Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn unrolls the suspenseful, spine-chilling yarn of a girl imprisoned for more than a century, the terrifying events that put her there, and a friendship that crosses the boundary between past and present.
A family moves into an old, abandoned house. Jules's parents love the house, but Jules is frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, though, she can't stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor—in a room with a locked door. Could it be someone who lived in the house a century earlier?
Her fear replaced by fascination, Jules is determined to make contact with the mysterious figure and help unlock the door. Past and present intersect as she and her ghostly friend discover—and change—the fate of the family who lived in the house all those many years ago.
A thrilling and unputdownable spinetingling ghost story from a bestselling master of the genre!
About the author
Mary Downing HahnAuthor
Mary Downing Hahn’s many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.
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What reviewers said
"An enthralling ghostly tale."
"This gentle paranormal mystery is perfect for young readers."
"Hahn’s mystery offers an atmospheric setting, a child ghost, and eerie circumstances."
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