the ghost of crutchfield hall by mary downing hahn

I won’t say The Ghost Of Crutchfield Hall is the greatest book I have ever read. You know, run of the mill terrifying things. And well, Sophia being a grade-A jerkwad, comes up with these mean things to do to the residents of Crutchfield Hall, things that involve dolls, snowmen, roofs. Seriously, you get some creepy kid just standing there and staring and good lord, the chills, they go up and down my spine. Let me just say straight up, children terrify me. Oh and did I mention James’ sister Sophia is dead of an unfortunate accident and is haunting the hall? She is evil and not exactly a friendly ghost like Casper.Īt this point in history, they are not going to call the ghostbusters, so it is up to Florence and James to figure out a way to make Sophia go back to hell, since obviously she is not destined to sing in a heavenly choir. Upon arrival at her new home, she makes friends with the servants, pisses off her mean old aunt, and decidedly is not allowed to meet her bedridden cousin James, who is also an orphan. SO, Florence ends up chilling out in some orphanage for a few years until her Uncle Crutchfield decides to adopt her. Apparently her parents were estranged from their siblings, as no one was able to take Florence in. The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall is a very brief middle grade book chock full of orphans, servants, a mean old lady, and a ghost.ġ2 year old Florence’s parents died in a boating accident when she was very young. I would classify The Ghost Of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn as historical fiction horror.

The ghost of crutchfield hall by mary downing hahn