Took: A Ghost Story

By Mary Downing Hahn

Book Overview

Daniel doesn't believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast. But then his little sister disappears . . . and it's up to him to find her. Mary Downing Hahn's popular page-turner will thrill readers who love spooky stories.

They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on the hill. They say her companion has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again.

Daniel doesn't believe the stories. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him since he's new. Still, he wishes his family had never moved here--their house is a wreck, Mom and Dad keep fighting, and his little sister, Erica, spends most of her time talking to her creepy doll.

But when Erica disappears into the woods one day, Daniel knows something is terribly wrong. Has she been "took"?

Mary Downing Hahn is one of the most popular middle grade authors in the world, winner of numerous state awards as well as the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (for Stepping on the Cracks) and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award (for Closed for the Season).

Also available as a graphic novel

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544813103
• ISBN13: 9780544813106
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great book.!

I was given this book from my nephew who got it at a book fair from school. It looked interesting and was like no im not reading it, its a kid book probably predicitable. But i opened it and read a few pages to my son who is 5 and said it was scary, but my interest kept growing and i didnt put it down. Such a great book very unpredicitable, very interesting, and so addictive. Would recommend to adults.

This book was a huge surprise for me.

Let me start off by saying I'm a 28 year old woman, definitely out of the recommended age group for this book. But I loved it! It kept my interest the whole way. I was looking for an easy, light read after reading a big book. I wasn't expecting it to be so good. Yes, it would be great for older children. But some adults may love it as well.