Took: A Ghost Story

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by Mary Downing Hahn (Goodreads Author)

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Food She wanted to keep Erica as her next "slave" she collects girls every 50 years to make them work in her house. She used the doll to get Erica because …moreShe wanted to keep Erica as her next "slave" she collects girls every 50 years to make them work in her house. She used the doll to get Erica because she knew that Erica loved Little Erica (the doll), so since Erica loved Little Erica she knew she could lure her to the house by taking the doll.(less)
Sarah I think sometime around/after 2009. The author states that the family comes upon hard times and the Dad loses his job after the financial crisis and t…moreI think sometime around/after 2009. The author states that the family comes upon hard times and the Dad loses his job after the financial crisis and this is why they move. I think they are referring to the 2007-2009 crisis. (less)
Aubrey I think that Erica wants to be alone or something but I still don't get why she would go into the woods to read to her doll all alone in the woods. …moreI think that Erica wants to be alone or something but I still don't get why she would go into the woods to read to her doll all alone in the woods. (less)

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