This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Closed for the Season (2010).Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Stepping on the Cracks (1992).The Puppet's Payback: And Other Chilling Tales (2020).Don't Give Up the Ghost (1993, contributor) She has received more than 50 child-voted state awards. "Another solid addition to Hahn's oeuvre, this would also make a spine-chilling pair with Cohen's The Doll's Eye." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksĪbout the Author Mary Downing Hahn is the author of many wildly popular books, among them Wait Till Helen Comes and most recently Took. "Another historical and chilling success." - Kirkus Reviews Shivers aplenty, but also genuine emotion that will invite empathy." - Booklist "Hahn is a veteran author who clearly knows her apples about writing ghost stories, as this, her latest inventive page-turner, evidences. "Hahn's story is characteristically steeped in eerie atmosphere, and the novel's blend of historical drama, the supernatural, and the intricacies of adolescent friendship is a gripping combination." - Publishers Weekly Young readers who revel in spooky stories will relish this chilling tale of a girl haunted by a vengeful ghost. Elsie dies from influenza, but then she returns to reclaim Annie's friendship and punish all the girls who bullied her. Soon Annie makes other friends and finds herself joining them in teasing and tormenting Elsie. Elsie dies from influenza, but then she returns to reclaim Annie's friendship and punish all the girls who bullied her.Īgainst the ominous backdrop of the influenza epidemic of 1918, Annie, a new girl at school, is claimed as best friend by Elsie, a classmate who is a tattletale, a liar, and a thief.
Soon Annie makes other friends and joins them in teasing Elsie.
About the Book During the 1918 influenza epidemic, new girl at school Annie is claimed as best friend by Elsie, a classmate who is a tattletale, a liar, and a thief.
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