The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

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The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

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Category
Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Publisher
Clarion Books September 2010
Good for Reluctant Readers?

Thomas Crutchfield has been looking for his orphaned great-niece for seven years. Finally located, Florence is finally able to escape the dismal orphanage in London to travel to her great-uncle's estate in the English countryside. Crutchfield Hall is so different from London. Set in the countryside, its gloomy and forbidding exterior and Gothic appearance remind readers of the Bronte sisters' novels with their vast, wet moors and haunted mansions.

Uncle Thomas is polite enough and takes great care to welcome Florence. Her great-aunt Eugenie, on the other hand, is quite rude and downright cruel to Florence. The only other occupants of the manor are a few servants and cousin James, a sickly, bed-ridden little boy who is not able to play with Florence. She is so lonely--she longs to be back at the orphanage where her friends are. One other occupant roams Crutchfield Hall--Cousin Sophia, a ghost. Sophia is not a nice ghost--she wants revenge on James and blames him for her death. She is not happy when Florence moves in either.

The author is a solid ghost story writer and popular with the tween segment. Readers who like Hahn's other books will flock to this one. Entertaining and spooky. 160 pages

Recommmendedfor tweens and younger, grades 4-8.
Recommended for those readers who love ghost stories.

Recommended by: Pamela Thompson, MLIS

Library Media Specialist
Col. John O. Ensor Middle School


Visit her YA novel blog at https://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/

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