Friday, January 5, 2018

One For Sorrow

One For Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn, 293 pages

Annie is new at school, shy, and unsure of how to make friends.  Elsie latches onto her, claiming that they will be best friends.  It’s very clear that the other girls don’t like Elsie, and Annie quickly realizes why.  Elsie is a tattletale and very angry.  She’s mean to Annie, pinching her and breaking her toys. Annie doesn’t want to be friends and quickly abandons her for the other girls’ friendships.  Then Elsie dies of the Spanish Influenza and her ghost comes back to torment Annie.  She is more determined than ever that they will be best friends and this time Annie has no idea how to get rid of her.  This is a chilling ghost story, perfect for older elementary kids.

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