"Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years - then lets her go and takes another one."
Mary Downing Hahn, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories, including Deep and Dark and Dangerous, The Old Willis Place, and Wait Till Helen Comes, recently adapted for film. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her two cats. Visit her website at www.marydowninghahnbooks.com.
"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
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