One for Sorrow: A Ghost Story
Jul 2017 · Sold by HarperCollins
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Against 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 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. Young readers who revel in spooky stories will relish this chilling tale of a girl haunted by a vengeful ghost.
What happens when the friend you betrayed comes back from the grave for revenge?
- A Spooky Historical Setting: Travel back to 1918, a world of schoolyard secrets shadowed by the devastating influenza pandemic.
- A Story of Bullying and its Consequences: When new girl Annie casts aside her only friend, Elsie, to be popular, she never imagines the price she will have to pay.
- Friendship and Betrayal: Annie just wants to fit in, but betraying her first friend has terrifying results that follow her from beyond the grave.
- A Haunting for the Ages: After dying from influenza, Elsie returns—a vengeful spirit determined to punish the girls who wronged her and reclaim her one and only best friend.
Against 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 finds herself joining them in teasing and tormenting Elsie. Elsie dies from inf...
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22 reviews
Gervase Grant
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July 20, 2022
Las muchas y aclamadas novelas de Mary Downing Hahn incluyen historias de fantasmas tan queridas como Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous y Took. Ex bibliotecaria, ha recibido más de cincuenta premios estatales votados por niños por su trabajo. Vive en Columbia, Maryland, con un gato llamado Nixi.
DEATH NOTE FAN
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April 19, 2026
I'm reading it right now and so far it's amazing l, super interesting, and keep in mind I'm a sixth grader and one of the six girls in my class twenty are boys so there's a lot of distractions but the s book is extremely captivating and I would recommend 100%
Alma Rosales
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June 26, 2024
I've read this book before and I love it but I don't like the feeling that you get when Annie can't do anything like in tye beginning
About the author
Mary Downing Hahn’s many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.
Mary Downing Hahn’s many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.
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