Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
08/29/23
Pages:
153 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-358-65013-5 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-3836-3
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-358-65013-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-3836-6
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2023931277
Dimensions:
21 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Gr 3–5— Brother and sister Travis and Corey do not believe in ghosts, but they do believe in mischief, so hearing that their grandmother's Vermont inn is rumored to be haunted is summer vacation gold. They plan to dress up and make noise, hoping to drum up business when word gets out that the ghosts have returned. What they did not plan on is the awakening of the actual ghosts that haunt the property. Faced with a group of "lovely bad ones"—mischievous young ghosts of boys who died under terrible circumstances—and the chaos they cause, Corey and Travis must discover who the ghosts are and how to bring them to rest. Peterson does a solid job adapting Hahn's ghost story in graphic novel format, deftly capturing the creepiest moments with a combination of narration and dialogue. Illustration and lettering introduce the frustrated yet gentle young ghosts, appearing in period clothing and wreathed in blue. The awful ghost of Ms. Ada is delightfully ghastly. VERDICT An excellent addition to graphic novel collections where there are spooky story readers.— Rosemary Kiladitis
In this eerie full-color graphic novel adaptation of one of award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn's most popular ghost stories, mischievous siblings pretend their grandmother's Vermont inn is haunted and awaken the real spirits who dwell there.
Travis and his sister, Corey, can't resist a good trick. When they learn that their grandmother's quiet Vermont inn, where they're spending the summer, has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their supernatural pranks have tourists flocking to the inn, and business booms.
But Travis and Corey soon find out that theirs aren't the only ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Can these siblings lay to rest the restless spirits they’ve disturbed?
For more spooky graphic novels from Mary Downing Hahn, check out Took, Wait Till Helen Comes, and The Old Willis Place!