All the Lovely Bad Ones

by Mary Downing Hahn

While spending the summer at their grandmother's Vermont inn, two prankster siblings awaken young ghosts from the inn's distant past who refuse to "rest in peace."

• ISBN10: 0606144633
• ISBN13: 9780606144636
• Publish Date: 1 August 2009 (first published 18 March 2008)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Turtleback Books
• Edition: Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 182
• Language: English

Reviews

[Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub]

All in all, I thought it was just there. Nothing wonderful, but nothing terrible either. The premise, a practical joke that wakes up some unwanted things of the deceased nature, is an entertaining one. However, I didn't like the conclusion. I felt things were wrapped up almost too neatly. I would have loved if this book was just a little bit longer, giving the author more of a chance to flesh out some characters, and explaining the motivation behind a couple of them. It felt rushed, possibly because the author was under the impression that longer books discourage younger readers. If my oldest son is any indication, the length of the book isn't as important as the quality.