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All the Lovely Bad Ones
by Mary Downing HahnWhile spending the summer at their grandmother's Vermont inn, two prankster siblings awaken young ghosts from the inn's distant past who refuse to "rest in peace."
Anna All Year Round
by Mary Downing HahnEight-year-old Anna experiences a series of episodes, some that are funny, others sad, involving friends and family during a year in Baltimore just before World War I.
Anna on the Farm
by Mary Downing HahnIn the summer before World War I, Anna is happy to spend a week at her aunt and uncle's Beltsville, Maryland, farm until she meets Theodore, who calls her a "city slicker" and spurs her to prove that she's just as clever and brave as he is.
As Ever, Gordy
by Mary Downing HahnWhen he and his younger sister move in with their older brother after their grandmother dies, thirteen-year-old Gordy finds himself caught between the boy he was when he lived with his abusive father and the boy his grandmother was helping him become. Sequel to: Following My Own Footsteps.
Closed for the Season: A Mystery Story
by Mary Downing HahnA contemporary thriller by the bestselling author of The Old Willis Place. Two 13-year-old boys, Arthur and Logan, set out to solve the mystery of a murder that took place some years ago in the old house Logan's family has just moved into.
Daphne's Book
by Mary Downing HahnAs author Jessica and artist Daphne collaborate on a picture book for a seventh-grade English class contest, Jessica becomes aware of conditions in Daphne's home life that seem to threaten her health and safety.
Dead Man in Indian Creek
by Mary Downing HahnWhen Parker Pettengill and Matt Armentrout find a dead man at the edge of Indian Creek, their camping trip comes to a close -- and a detective hunt begins.
December Stillness
by Mary Downing HahnThirteen-year-old Kelly tries to befriend Mr. Weems, a disturbed homeless Vietnam War veteran who spends his days in her suburban library, though the man makes it clear he wants to be left alone.
Deep and Dark and Dangerous
by Mary Downing HahnJust before summer begins, 12-year-old Ali finds an odd photograph in the attic. She knows the two children in it are her mother, Claire, and her aunt Dulcie. But who's the third person, the one who's been torn out of the picture?
Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing HahnAfter Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper's garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the-century world by going through a hole in the hedge.
Following My Own Footsteps
by Mary Downing HahnIn 1945, Gordy's grandmother takes him and his family into her home after his abusive father is arrested, and he just begins to respond to his grandmother's loving care when his father returns. Gordy worries that he's a bully like his father and that nobody wants him. Ages 8-12
Following the Mystery Man
by Mary Downing HahnWhen Clint, a handsome, mysterious stranger, rents a room in Madigan's grandmother's house, Madigan becomes convinced that he is the father she's never met.
The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli: A Story of the Old West
by Mary Downing HahnIn 1887 twelve-year-old Eliza, disguised as a boy and traveling to Colorado in search of her missing father, falls in with a gentleman outlaw and joins him in his illegal schemes.
Hear the Wind Blow
by Mary Downing HahnWith their mother dead and their home burned, a thirteen-year-old boy and his little sister set out across Virginia in search of relatives during the final days of the Civil War.
The Jellyfish Season
by Mary Downing HahnWhen economic reasons cause two families to merge into a crowded household on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, more personal problems exacerbate the tense living conditions.
Look for Me by Moonlight
by Mary Downing HahnWhile staying at the remote and reputedly haunted Maine inn run by her father and pregnant stepmother, sixteen-year-old Cynda feels isolated from her father's new family and finds solace in the attentions of a charming but mysterious guest.
The Old Willis Place
by Mary Downing HahnTired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad things 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.
Promises to the Dead
by Mary Downing HahnTwelve-year-old Jesse leaves his home on Maryland's Eastern Shore to help a young runaway slave find a safe haven in the early days of the Civil War.
The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster
by Mary Downing HahnTwelve-year-old Felix is fascinated. She has never met a woman like Grace -- beautiful, mysterious, and a citizen of the world. If it weren't for Grace, the family's trip to Spain might have been pretty dull.
Stepping on the Cracks
by Mary Downing HahnMargaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home.
Tallahassee Higgins
by Mary Downing HahnTallahassee Higgins enjoys the vagabond lifestyle she lives with her free-spirited mother, but when Mother goes to Los Angeles to try her luck in TV and movies, Tallahassee is placed with her uncle, whose conventional suburban lifestyle makes her question her mother's values--and her own.
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing HahnWhen he goes to spend the summer with his great-aunt in the family's old house, 11-year-old Drew is drawn eighty years into the past to trade places with his great-great uncle who is dying of diphtheria.
The Time of the Witch
by Mary Downing HahnLaura uses a witch's spell to prevent her parents' divorce.
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing HahnA family moves into an old church next to a graveyard, and a lonely, troubled and troublesome child is befriended by a ghost her age with deadly intentions. Ages 8-12
The Wind Blows Backward
by Mary Downing HahnAlthough they share a love of poetry and problems with their parents, a shy high school senior's attraction to a popular classmate is tempered by her fear of his moody, self-destructive side.