' This was my first murder/thiller/mystery. ' i ate cheesecake and read this before bed, and i woke up paranoid, but i loved it anyways ' - Emily, If any of you like mystery and scary books, this is the book to read! ' - Isabella, ' Its a really good mystery book about a ghost, a girl and a sick boy. ' I liked all of the book except I didn't like how Florence was acting weird ' - Meagan, ' This book had elements of a great ghost story but as soon as I got familiar with the characters the book was over. Typical Mary Downing Hahn, but thankfully not as scary as when I was nine. ' Difficult to get a feel for the ages and historical setting of the characters. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.If you ever have time you should read this book.' This book does lack vivid descriptions and a shocking ending like most ghost stories. For someone to take her place! This book is a very entertaining book that will pull you in from start to end. SOPHIA! Is Sophia there to help Florence feel happy or is she there to live again the only way she can. James is not the last resident of the house. He has never left his room since the 'accident'.

He is Florance's cousin and is very sick.

The last member of the house is a young boy by the name of James. Her aunt still cries about Sophia's death and is always comparing Florence to Sofia. Her uncle is overjoyed to have a new member of the family and treats her with kindness. The house is owned by her great aunt and uncle. 'This is a classic ghost story about a young orphan Florence who struggles to transition from an orphanage in the city, to a large house in the country. And she intends to force her newly arrived cousin to help her.īlending elements from classic ghost stories of the past, Mary Downing Hahn pays homage to such renowned writers as Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens while creating a bone-chilling new story of her own. Sophia’s ghost seeks to recreate the scene of her death and cause someone else to die in her place so that she will be restored to life. It’s the ghost of her cousin Sophia, who died the year before. Anything will be better, Florence thinks, than the grim London orphanage she has just left.įlorence doesn’t reckon with the eerie presence that haunts the cavernous rooms and dimly lit hallways of Crutchfield. When twelve-year-old Florence boards the horse-drawn coach in London, she looks forward to a new life at Crutchfield Hall, her great-uncle’s manor house in the English countryside.

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