Book: Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
Genre: YA Paranormal
Rating: B+
This is one of the first books I've read to prepare for the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair this yearbecause among other things, I'll be helping with the book talks. (That's where we promote and talk up the books to every class in the school.)
Last year for the book fair I read The Old Willis Place by the same author. I think I liked that one better... there was more of a element of surprise to it or something. A touch more creepiness.
However, I like these books though, because they aren't too creepy for kids. They're great ghost stories, without scaring the kids and giving them nightmares. This particular story is about a girl who goes off with her aunt and her cousin to spend the summer at a lonely lake cottage where her aunt and mom used to come as girls. But, there's something that happened there in the past that neither of them (the aunt and mom) want to talk about. She is very anxious to figure that out, of course.
Meanwhile, they (the girl and her little cousin that she's tending all summer while the aunt paints) meet a raggedy, mean-spirited girl that causes them all kinds of grief and tries to ruin their whole summer experience.
All and all, a great ghost story for kids.
And even though I committed to reading only one book for the RIP Challenge, and it wasn't this one... I just think I'm still going to count it for that challenge! Now it's Peril the Second for me! :)
I really like the cover of this book!
ReplyDeletei read the first chapter today online and wow it's so great but i can't find the second chapter online i want to no what happens next ohh i want to read the next chapter and that are my fellings of the book and i appsulutly love love LOVE the front cover to keep making more i LOVE your books i read them online all the time so rock on get ideas and get writing one of my ideas is make a book about two sisters that get in this huge fight up in the attic and the window is open and the one sister hits the other sister falls out the window and kaboom the sister is dead and then she haunts the sister that hit her and then she fell out the window what a good scary story that would be ya soo true and if you like my idea write in a comment ( cool idea girl) there is my thing to write if you like my idea of a good scary story and called(I hount my sister in the evning)
ReplyDeleteThis book is great.Im serious if u make another book like this i might read it in 2 days i dont care how long it is
ReplyDeleteThis is the best bok I've ever read!!!!!!! I really really like it, Like I don't want it to end. I hope the author makes a sequal to it soon, I'm almost finished!!!!!!!!!!! Plus the cover rocks!! I wonder if it is Sissy or maybe Teresa.....? I wonder If Teresa was the one who vanilised Dulcie's art. Awww! I can't wait to finish it!!!! It is so so so so soso so so so so so so so so GREAT, and ASOME, and IT IS THE MOST BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ, BY A LANDSLIDE!!!!! IT ROCKS!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I loved this book! I am not all the way done, but almost. I love it! I would totaly recomend this book to anyone that loves great spookey stories! I am on the part where Emma's new friend Sissy leaves and goes home! It is really scary! I am starting to think that Sissy is the ghost on the cover. I hope this book is your new favorite!
ReplyDeleteI love the book, and Alyssa Sissy is the ghost on the cover! In the end it made me cry, but it will always be one of favorite books ever. Its really sad at the end, but its tottaly worth reading!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis book has a sad ending. But it is a great book that you can't put down because you want to know what's coming up next. This book isn't a waste of time, it is great way to make those boring days into thrilling days. Please read and tell me how you liked it. :)
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT BOOK I'M READING IT IN MY CLASS I'M AT THE PART WERE ALLIE GOES TO THE COTTAGE WITH DULCIE AND EMMA I'V READ THE BOOK BEFORE WHAT'S THE END AGAIN.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT BOOK I'M READING IT IN MY CLASS I'M AT THE PART WERE ALLIE GOES TO THE COTTAGE WITH DULCIE AND EMMA I'V READ THE BOOK BEFORE WHAT'S THE END AGAIN.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT BOOK I'M READING IT IN MY CLASS I'M AT THE PART WERE ALLIE GOES TO THE COTTAGE WITH DULCIE AND EMMA I'V READ THE BOOK BEFORE WHAT'S THE END AGAIN.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteO: this is the best book ever. I have to say!
ReplyDeleteYou need to write more they are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good
ReplyDeleteIt was an allright book i usually like the bone chilling books this one was more give your kindergarden child the creeps. but i enjoyed the little suspense it had.
ReplyDeleteThis book is very exciting but not alot of scracyness i mean yes it could scrae a kindergardener to death but i just didn't fell bone chilling scared.
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