Haunting of Cabin 13

Holl, Kristi

ISBN 10: 0689313217 / ISBN 13: 9780689313219

Published by Atheneum New York 1987, 1987

About this Item

First Printing Hardbound VG-/Good+., DJ 8vo, 117, Author inscribed/signed on front endpaper. Prev. owner's gift inscription also on front endpaper. Pen mark on back endpaper. Light wear to covers. General wear to DJ. DJ is price clipped. ISBN:0-689-31321-7. Seller Inventory # 012070

Bibliographic Details

Title: Haunting of Cabin 13

Publisher: Atheneum New York 1987

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A series of threatening notes, supposedly written by the ghost of a young girl who died under mysterious circumstances, leads Laurie and her friend Jenny on the trail of a killer

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-7 Laurie, her family, and best friend plan to spend a restful week in Cabin 13 at a state park. Instead, a threatening note greets them and warns them that the place is haunted. The note is signed by Eleanor, who had died the summer before in a drowning accident. Eerie lights and additional notes strongly suggest the presence of ghosts. Laurie, an amateur detective, investigates. Within a week she discovers how Eleanor drowned and who is sending the threats and why. She also befriends a handicapped teenaged boy. Laurie is a level-headed heroine who makes her nervous mother and boy-crazy friend look silly. She doesn't believe in ghosts, and soon readers will be just as skeptical. Thus, the book lacks the terrifying suspense of a true ghost story, such as Hahn's Wait Till Helen Comes (Clarion, 1986). However, ``who-done-it'' fans will find enough suspects (an arrogant lifeguard, a friendly park ranger, and Eleanor's sister) and adventures to keep the plot moving along. Although the book is about teenagers, the literary style is aimed at the upper elementary readers. Holl's book is an additional purchase for the mystery shelves. Judy Greenfield, Rye Free Reading Room, N.Y.
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