All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story

by Mary Downing Hahn

Book Overview

Master storyteller Mary Downing Hahn tells the eerie tale of a mischievous brother and sister who pretend their grandmother's Vermont inn is haunted and awaken the real spirits who inhabit the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618854673
• ISBN13: 9780618854677
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

All the Lovely Bad Ones

I am thrilled with this audiobook!!! We read this in my ELA classes and having the audiobook really is beneficial to many of my students. I can't wait to use it again.

Scariest Book Ever!!!

All The Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn Scariest Book Ever!!! Corey and Travis visit their grandmother at an old inn for the summer. When they arrived, they found out that the inn used to be haunted before their grandmother had bought it. The inn was slow and not very busy, so they decided to try and imitate a ghost to attract more business. Things turned bad one morning when Miss Ada, the person who ran the inn before their grandmother has purchased it, had returned from the dead. You must read this book to see how they got rid of this actual ghost. The cover of this book does not disappoint. I was spooked after finishing the book. The book was not at all what I had expected it to be. It was a very good fiction book, but also very scary. Mary Downing Hahn is now one of my favorite authors. You will not want to put the book down. This book makes you want to read more and more. It is a real page turner. I would give this book five stars out of five stars because it is a good book, appropriate for most junior high students and even adults, and scary to read at night. This book would be perfect to read at around a campfire. I cannot wait to read this author's other books!

All The Lovely Bad Ones

This was Mary Downing Hahn's BEST book yet!! I have passed my copy on to several others and they have really LOVED it as much as I have!! I can't wait to read it again!!!

Surprisingly complex; wonderful for a long read aloud

I have two boys. One of them is just about 8. This book is way above his reading level, but the story is wonderful!! A brief synopsis: two kids - older tweens - go to stay at their grandmother's "haunted" inn. The two kids remind me of Fred and George from Harry Potter; they're just very mischievous. And their mischief wakes the ghosts at the inn. There are "good" ghosts and "bad" ghosts, and it becomes apparent quickly which is which. There is a good mystery, a great amount of historical ambiance, and a very good personification of evil. My boys love spooky stories. This one TOTALLY fit the bill. Not gross, not at all, just scary. The plot was so good that it captivated me, the out-loud reader. I would highly recommend this book to kids in middle school, or, if you don't mind the subject matter, to younger boys. I find stuff like this increases my kids' desire to read as well as their vocab and attention span. But it IS scary, very much so! So, kids who are sensitive should avoid it. (*)>

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Printed on the cover is "A Ghost Story." It is - complete with creaking floors, blood-curdling screams, and dark groves of trees. ALL THE LOVELY BAD ONES is your typical haunted house tale. Sent to spend the summer with their grandmother, Travis and his sister, Corey, are in for the scare of their lives. As soon as they learn that the Vermont inn owned by their grandmother is haunted, Travis and Corey are thrilled to be there. Unfortunately, Grandmother has other thoughts. She really isn't interested in playing up the haunted angle to her guest, but Travis thinks that would be just the ticket to increase business. Travis and Corey have a plan. They will use some costumes, a little make-up, and a blue flashlight to make just the right combination of sights and sounds to stir up some interest in the old inn. When word gets around that the long-dormant ghosts of Fox Hill Inn are active again, business will be booming. However, it was not part of the plan that the kids' antics would actually encourage the real ghosts to make a return of a very real kind. Readers of Mary Downing Hahn's latest mystery are in for a treat. The ghosts in this story are not ready to settle down until some of the wrongs of the past are righted. Until that happens, the inhabitants of the old inn are victims of mysterious wild rampages that destroy their rooms and possessions, vicious physical assaults, and endless taunts and threats. Life at the inn will not be peaceful until the spirits of the past are appeased. ALL THE LOVELY BAD ONES is an excellent addition to any mystery collection. It is especially perfect for middle grade readers looking for a quick read and a good scare. Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"