By Annette and Gina Cascone
Starscape/Tor, 2011
Genre
Horror
Awards
None Known
Review
A haunting story that follows a Amanda Peterson after she found a doll buried in her pet cemetery in her backyard. The doll was haunted, she and her friends decided, though Amanda had yet to find out exactly how haunted! After run-ins with her scary neighbor, Barnsey, and mysterious messages left for her by the ghost child, Anna, Amanda and her friends decided to do whatever it takes to confront Barnsey and help Anna's ghost get some peace. These authors do a wonderful job of writing a story that compels the reader to continue, with cliffhanger chapter endings and questions left unanswered until the end. The story is creepy, but appropriate for tweens who like feeling scared.
Opinion
I think this book is good for children who enjoy horror. It is not choppy like I find Goosebumps to be, but holds the readers attention and incorporates a bit of detective work into the horror of the story.
Ideas
Great for a Halloween display or a general horror book display. A good book to read ahead of time and to abridge and tell while camping if people want to hear a scary story.
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