The Old Willis Place
by Mary Downing Hahn
Taste attributes: familyhorrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturalimaginarylinearenclosedunlikely connectionsrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn intimate, stylised family novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing happened," twelve-year-old Diana ignores her brother's warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion events that lead to the release of the spirit of an evil, crazy woman who once ruled the old Willis place.
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- Author
- Mary Downing Hahn
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 199
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- Open Library
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