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77th out of 97 books
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Haunted
Dee is feeding the chickens the morning that bones are discovered on the mountain. Something doesn't feel right—and her feeling is confirmed when local police show her a ring that they found with the bones, a ring belonging to Mary Ann Simpson, who disappeared four years earlier. Other girls, Dee learns, have disappeared too, unusual for a small town nestled in the shadow...more
Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Published
August 10th 2009
by HarperCollins Canada
(first published August 3rd 2009)
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Mar 10, 2013
Courtney
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4 of 5 stars
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I like this one - it was well written, and I liked the characters. I found it a bit too predictable in some places, though - it wasn't too hard to figure out who the killer was, and I guessed about Clarence chapters before it was revealed. I think it's still a good book, though.
It's about a 14 year old girl in rural Ontario in around the depression era. Dee is 14 and lives with her grandmother, who is the village midwife. She's never met her mother and believes her to be a singer in a travelling...more
It's about a 14 year old girl in rural Ontario in around the depression era. Dee is 14 and lives with her grandmother, who is the village midwife. She's never met her mother and believes her to be a singer in a travelling...more
Ahhh, Poor Dee, she went through so much in this book. I felt for her character from the beginning until the end because of everything that happened to her, although the Billy thing was the only part that happened that made me snicker...Boys.
When I read this book I think that the only thing that I really saw coming was the part about her mother and how she played a part in Dee's story even though she wasn't around in the story much. The character development that I saw in this book was minor but...more
When I read this book I think that the only thing that I really saw coming was the part about her mother and how she played a part in Dee's story even though she wasn't around in the story much. The character development that I saw in this book was minor but...more
I just loved this book, and after the first chapter I could not put it down. It’s a very atmospheric book – Set in rural Canada at the end of WW1, in the shadow of Price’s Mountain on which much of the action takes place. It reminded me of The Waltons crossed with The Ghost Whisperer with a bit of To Kill A Mockingbird thrown in as well.
It’s the story of a feisty young girl called Dee (named Defiance by her unmarried mother, who left town shortly after Dee’s birth to join a travelling show as a...more
It’s the story of a feisty young girl called Dee (named Defiance by her unmarried mother, who left town shortly after Dee’s birth to join a travelling show as a...more
Reason for Reading: I love a good ghost story.
Comments: Set in the Bruce Peninsula area of Ontario at the time that the soldier's had returned home from WWI, Dee and her Grandmother live in a small cabin at the outskirts of a rural town. Grandmother is the town's midwife and also the one people come to for "medicines" when they are sick. The town does have a doctor, has for some years and business isn't what it used to be but some folks still would rather trade goods with Grandmother than pay ca...more
Comments: Set in the Bruce Peninsula area of Ontario at the time that the soldier's had returned home from WWI, Dee and her Grandmother live in a small cabin at the outskirts of a rural town. Grandmother is the town's midwife and also the one people come to for "medicines" when they are sick. The town does have a doctor, has for some years and business isn't what it used to be but some folks still would rather trade goods with Grandmother than pay ca...more
May 25, 2011
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I read this at night (by booklight) for maximum scare-age. That's really the only way to read properly read horror novel. I liked this book, it was a fast read but a fun one.
I really like to read young adult fiction - the plots are often layered and complicated but the writing is very to-the-point. Concise and unpretentious writing takes a lot of skill; it's like a good animation, deceptively simple.
I have a soft spot for books set in Ontario. Is it just me or do a lot of Canadian books take p...more
I really like to read young adult fiction - the plots are often layered and complicated but the writing is very to-the-point. Concise and unpretentious writing takes a lot of skill; it's like a good animation, deceptively simple.
I have a soft spot for books set in Ontario. Is it just me or do a lot of Canadian books take p...more
Yay, another wonderful Canadian author! This is the first book I’ve read by Barbara Haworth-Attard but it definitely won’t be the last.
This is a superbly written book. It’s a murder mystery wrapped up in a spooky little ghost story and deals with all kinds of interesting and difficult issues. Ms. Haworth-Attard’s depiction of rural Canada in the early 1900’s is vivid and convincing and explores the narrow-mindedness and prejudices that run rampant in small towns even in the present day and which...more
This is a superbly written book. It’s a murder mystery wrapped up in a spooky little ghost story and deals with all kinds of interesting and difficult issues. Ms. Haworth-Attard’s depiction of rural Canada in the early 1900’s is vivid and convincing and explores the narrow-mindedness and prejudices that run rampant in small towns even in the present day and which...more
Haunted
Written by: Barbara Haworth-Attard
Published by: Harper Trophy Canada
(HarperCollins Canada)
Date: August 18th, 2009
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-0002008211
Haunted is one of my favourite books of 2009! Barbara Haworth-Attard is the author of more than 13 children’s books and she is a Canadian author. While reading the story about 14-year-old Defiance or "Dee" as she is known to her friends, I was immediately taken in by the convincing, evocative tale. Set in the early 1900’s, Haunted...more
Written by: Barbara Haworth-Attard
Published by: Harper Trophy Canada
(HarperCollins Canada)
Date: August 18th, 2009
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-0002008211
Haunted is one of my favourite books of 2009! Barbara Haworth-Attard is the author of more than 13 children’s books and she is a Canadian author. While reading the story about 14-year-old Defiance or "Dee" as she is known to her friends, I was immediately taken in by the convincing, evocative tale. Set in the early 1900’s, Haunted...more
Dee lives with her Grandmother who has a special gift " The Sight".
The book opens with Dee feeding the chickens in a small town in Ontario and when she looks towards the mountains she senses something or doesn't feel quite right.
Dee, has the ability to see spirits from the after life just like Gran, she also experiences the death of people and what happened to them.
Set in the aftermath of World War One , where soldiers are returning to a society that doesn't know the horror of what they went thr...more
The book opens with Dee feeding the chickens in a small town in Ontario and when she looks towards the mountains she senses something or doesn't feel quite right.
Dee, has the ability to see spirits from the after life just like Gran, she also experiences the death of people and what happened to them.
Set in the aftermath of World War One , where soldiers are returning to a society that doesn't know the horror of what they went thr...more
An extremely well-written and engaging mystery. The portrayals of life in the small village with the one room school house, local mercantile, church hall, beautiful wilderness close by etc.. were realistic and well embellished and the dialect and expressions were reminiscent of the “good old days”. Hawarth-Attard did an incredible job blending this setting with the supernatural themes that make Dee and her Gran such interesting characters. The book definitely haunts its readers while simultaneou...more
Dee is very inspiring. Reading her story, the way she connects with others, her relationship with her grandmother, and her feelings for a ghost is very touching. I enjoyed reading about the way Dee felt and reacted to the way people spoke about her, and what they thought about her. I felt proud to read about her wanting to do more with her life, other than end up being a middle wife like everyone else she knows. You won't be disappointed if you choose to read this novel.
This book was amazingly well writen. I was shocked to find out that Dee's mother was in an insaine assylom and that her father/ killer was the docter. It was sad that the boy she fell inlove with had been a ghost and that Gran almost died in the fire although in the beginning I didnt like her charactor that much. I started to worm up to the charactor after half way through the book and thaught that she wasn't all that bad.
I don't really write reviews much. I never know what to say. I have to write one for this book, even though it'll most likely be only a few sentences. I just want to say that this book is different from anything I've ever read. Maybe it's just that I've never read anything other than mainstream paranormal books, or maybe this book is just that original. I loved the setting and I loved the characters. This paranormal murder mystery kept me reading non-stop until there was nothing left to read. I...more
A chilling read, for once even i(being as de-sensitised as i am) was creeped out throughout. It had a classic who dunnit theme with an eery twist that will have you taking a second look at everyone you know and questioning if they are really as they appear. A tale that definitely stayed with me long after I finished reading.
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This was a good starter-mystery. It deals with ghosts, but not in a spooky way, and doesn't go into gruesome details. It'd be a great book for a young teen to get a taste of mysteries!
This was an amazing book ! You won't be able to put it down. I cried, smiled, and even occasionally got a bit scared but with an amazing twist ending, you have to read this book !
This book was filled with horror and deaths especially to the characters I get ATTACHED to!
Easy fast read, 3.5*/5. Ghosts, mayhem and very light romance.
It was a lot like The Lovely Bones, but you got more attatched to the characters. A very sad book. Gripping, fast paced and exctiting.
enjoed this book a real interesting read
Freaky, but cool.
Rate: 3.7
I think this book was not good because it was predictable..... Also it was not scary, one bit... The climax, well, there really wasn't one. So, I do not recommend it.
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Feb 21, 2011
Donna Rochow - Poljarevic
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This is a great quick read, fantastic, loved it
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Barbara Haworth-Attard is a native of Elmira, Ontario, presently residing in London, Ontario with her family. June 1995 saw the publication of her first junior novel, Dark of the Moon. Since then she has written twelve novels in the historical fiction, fantasy and contemporary genres for middle-grade and young adult readers. Her thirteenth book, "Forget-Me-Not" a sequel to "Love-Lies-Bleeding" has...more
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