The Light on Hogback Hill

By Cynthia C. DeFelice

Book Overview

On Halloween night, Hadley and her new friend Josh journey to the top of Hogback Hill to solve a mystery that has haunted their town for years, but instead they discover an old woman with a tragic past.

When the new kid in town, Josh, wonders what is behind the terrible songs that the kids in school sing, Hadley tells him of the creepy stories about the old hunchback that lives on the hill with a hundred black cats. The legend is that if you go up there and disturb her, she'll turn you into a cat.

Hadley can see the light on the hill from her bedroom window, but she wouldn't dare tell her friends that the stories often give her nightmares...

​But when Halloween night comes around, Josh talks Hadley into taking the terrifying journey up Hogback Hill to solve the mystery. While they search for the truth behind the haunting stories, Josh and Hadley discover a very old secret that someone wants to make sure is kept.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141698691X
• ISBN13: 9781416986911
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

My point of view on a great book!

What really stood out for me in this book were scenes that could really affect people in real and true life. Like people judging other people from the way they look. I would give this book a 5 rating because I love mystery and adventure and that is what this book is about. It has a lot of exciting and horrifying cliffhangers that leave you dying if you don't read on! So I would recommend this book to people who love mysteries and adventures just like me!

Review Of Hogback Hill

Author: Cynthia DeFelice Genre: Adventure and Mystery The Light on Hogback HillThis story takes place on Hogback Hill. The main characters are Hadly and Josh. Hadly is fun, talkative good-natured and sometimes can be a scared of things until she faces her fears. Then she is ok. Josh is fun, adventurous and loves to explore. The plot of the story is that Josh wants Hadly to go up on Hogback Hill with him to see if the stories are true about Hogback Hill. (The story about Hogback Hill is that if you go up there the hunchback will turn you into a black cat.) Hadly finally agrees to go up Hogback Hill with him. On Halloween night they go up and find out that the stories are not true! They want to find out who and why someone made up the stories. They find out that there is a nice hunchback on Hogback Hill and that the person who made up the stories was her brother. They soon became friends with Netta, (the hunchback) and they break ?the spell.? Then she comes down after a sad accident and meets new people. My favorite scene was when Hadly and Josh went up to Hogback Hill for the first time. My favorite character is Hadly. I think people should read this book if they like adventure and mystery. I think The Light on Hogback Hill should get a rating of an 8. I think it gets an 8 because it started out good then it got better and better and better but the and was not very good.

The Light on Hogback Hill when you read it in a book club

I read this book in a book club. I liked it because my favorite type of books are adventure and mystery It was sort of like Arthur's Halloween. It was also like Arthur and the Real Mr.Ratburn. The main characters are Josh Carter, Hadley Patterson, Angus Tull and Henrietta Tull whose nickname is Netta. It is a mystery and adventure book.

The Light on Hogback Hill

I recommend this book to someone who has interest in action and mystery because this book has a lot of it. The end also was such a surprise. How would you like to live in a house by yourself for 54 years?

A must-read for young mystery lovers!

Hadley and Josh are believable characters in this realistic novel that shows a child's true colors. They go to get the scoop on "the horrible hag of Hogback Hill" but get more than they bargained for. They actually meet the hag and learn a leson they'll never forget