Mary Downing Hahn

Mary Downing Hahn Mary Downing Hahn was born in College Park, Maryland on December 9,1937. When she was a little kid both of her parents were working. She was left to stay with her grandmother, who lived with them, at home while her parents worked. This wasn’t a great situation like it would be for other family’s because Mary’s grandmother had a mental illness. Mary never liked her grandma because the illness caused her to be mean to Mary. When Mary got a little older she went outside to play more

my teen years. In actuality, I found it crazy dissatisfying to sit around all the time, I extensively despised it, but never had I been able to find something to occupy my time. Of course that was until I picked up The Doll In the Garden By Mary Downing Hahn. I became crazy about horror stories, ghost stories, or anything of the genre. The thrill and discomfort I received from the chilling and horrifying details from such simple words drove

The setting plays a big role in the book deep and dark and dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn. The setting in the book allows you to feel the mood of the characters and reveals things about them as well. In the book deep and dark and dangerous setting allows the reader to feel the mood of the characters. For example on pages (129) and (130) the setting in the book was a gloomy, foggy and and cold day right by the lake. Also when they were paddling threw the water Emma said “take me home” , “I don’t

Hear the Wind Blow, is an interesting story that vividly describes every event to the reader, accurately informs them of the troubles many people endured during the Civil War, and constantly keeps them on the edge of their seats. The author, Mary Downing Hahn provides a peek into the world not only through words but through an actual map of Virginia, where the events take place.While the map was very helpful, the words in the book still express dramatic feelings, actions, and words of the characters

October 12, 2017 Dear Mrs. Skillen, The book I’m reading is Deep, Dark, and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn. The book is about a girl who goes to a lake with her aunt. The girl’s name is Ali and she is hanging out with her Aunt Dulcie and cousin Emma. The story starts out when Ali goes to read her mom’s book. She opens a page and a picture falls out. The picture is her mom, aunt, and another girl. On the back of the photo her grandmother wrote their names but the other girl's name was torn off

when you walk towards them. The reason I know the author Mary Downing Hahn does this in her stories is because their actions bounce off each other and creates suspense that makes you want to keep reading. When this happens you continue to read and think about why the author may have done this. The author makes you think about why Sophia and Florence are always taking the opposite sides and when you put

Mary Downing Hahn is considered one of the most famous authors for young readers. Born on December 9, 1937, Hahn has had over more than 20 award winning books. Hahn went to the University of Maryland, and afterwards, she became an art teacher at a junior high school. Most of Hahn’s book stories relate back to her younger days as a child as World War 1 and 2 went on. Hahn, a child who was born and raised in Maryland, did not have such an easy childhood as you can tell by most her stories that described

Could you be friends with a ghost? You journey through this question with Mary Downing Hahn’s book, “The Old Willis Place.” In The Old Willis Place, two children, Diana and Georgie live together on a farm with a abandoned house. The farm has caretakers that don’t take care of the farm at all. Though Diana and Georgie are bound by “the rules” Diana talks to the caretaker’s daughter, Lissa. The two become best friends. But one day, when the two venture into the old house, Lissa lets out Ms. Lillian’s

Mary Downing Hahn has written over 20 books of many genres. She writes ghost, historical fiction, and mystery books. Amazingly, she had a stroke at age 44 and has made a comeback. She is now 79 and has two kids. Dead man in Indian Creek is a drug related murder. It shows Matt Armentrout and his best friend Parker Pettingill finding out about a drug deal in Woodcroft. Next, they find out that Parker’s mom, Pam, and her girlfriend, George Evans, are selling cocaine to a man named Flynn. In Closed for

All The Lovely Bad Ones is a realistic fiction horror novel by Mary Downing Hahn. Two siblings who decide to fake a haunting in attempts to frighten guests at their grandmothers rumored to be haunted inn end up stirring up more trouble than they intended to when they realize they aren’t the only ghosts causing commotion. The ghosts that once roamed the inn in the distant past were back and they weren’t all content. Guests and tourists from all around swarmed in to see the action. Setting the restless