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"What A Hunk! Too Bad He's Dead..."

Sixth-grader Nina Tanleven convinced her architect father to let her best friend Chris go with t... read full description


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Jan 16, 2011
Kelley rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Feb 06, 2011
Renae rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I adored this book when I was younger, so when I saw it again I picked it up to see if it was as good as I'd remembered. And I think it was, though obviously it caters more to the 8-12 year old crowd.

But the mystery aspects of this were well interspersed with historical fact as well as humour, the characters were funny and engaging. And the end was surprisingly poetic, too, which is a rarity in most of the children's fiction I remember reading.

So if you're looking for a r More...
Jan 31, 2011
Kaylinz rated it: 3 of 5 stars
It is about two eleven year old girls named Nina and Chris going to a haunted hotel.Nina`s father is going there for his job to make it look better.Nina and Chris found a picture that was a man. Later theywent to a graveyard and found a man named Johnathan Gray. They were thinking that was the picture of the guy who was in the hotel.They saw a ghost that looked like the guy on the wall.They both like him and wanted to know why he was here.I loved this book how they wre going on an adventure to l More...
Feb 11, 2010
Ashley rated it: 5 of 5 stars
In lieu of reviewing all the Bruce Coville books I read as a kid/young adult I'll write one here for one of my favorite books from fourth grade.

Bruce Coville doesn't talk down to kids. He knows what kids find funny but he also knows they're able to appreciate broader spectrums of humor. It is his ability to reach in his readers the things that make them essentially kids as well as to tap within them the things that will mature into adulthood, all the while weaving a great story aro More...
Mar 24, 2009
Ninetyone rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jane in 4th Grades writes, "It was a book filled with mystery, friendship, and treasure!!"
Sep 29, 2011
Jennie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved Nine's ghost adventures! This is one of my favorite books from Bruce Coville! :)
Feb 18, 2011
Katherine rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Love it! One of my middle school favorites.
Oct 03, 2008
♥Rachel♥ rated it: 5 of 5 stars
We read this book in school last year and it was REALLY GOOD! You should read it and the other ones in the series!
Dec 21, 2007
Mangy added it
This is one of the many, many books I read while going through physical therapy for JRA in my 5th-6th grade years.
Apr 09, 2009
Amanda rated it: 2 of 5 stars
This was the first "chapter book" i ever read. When I was 5. Haha. Awesome.
Oct 28, 2008
saint frances rated it: 4 of 5 stars
After more then 10 years, I still love this book.
Jan 31, 2012
Megan rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 30, 2012
Sarahsketti rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 29, 2012
Igraine added it
Jan 15, 2012
Beverly rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 14, 2012
Lynette rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 14, 2012
Karla marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2012
Dyanna added it
Jan 09, 2012
Alexis rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 07, 2012
ColSop rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 05, 2012
Lisa rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Dec 26, 2011
Suzanne marked it as to-read
Dec 21, 2011
Ellen added it
Dec 20, 2011
Jadezaera rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 20, 2011
Brianne added it
Dec 17, 2011
Mike marked it as to-read
Dec 07, 2011
Alissa rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 30, 2011
Erin marked it as to-read
Nov 24, 2011
Rita rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 22, 2011
Erin rated it: 4 of 5 stars