A forbidding and possibly haunted old estate affects the fortunes of two young people for whom life is difficult in their upstate New York small town.
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Grade 6-8 A fast-paced, entertaining ghost story/romance set in a small town in New York at the beginning of the last century. Asher Woods and Ginny Rockwell are two teenage outsiders in the small town of Stony CloveAsher, because he is an indentured servant and half Indian, and Ginny, because she is the only daughter of a poor widow. Late one night, after Asher has been banished from a town frolic for playing a practical joke, the two friends venture near the house of Squire Sutherland, an elderly recluse shunned by the town for a murder that he is rumored to have committed as a young man. The ghost of his victim, indentured servant Sally Hamilton, leads Asher and Ginny toward the house and the solution of a crime that took place decades earlier. This is an unusual and easy-to-read tale that preteens and young teens will enjoy. Asher and Ginny are likable and realistic characters, and their feelings for one another are touching and convincing. Elizabeth Mellett, Brookline Public Library, Mass.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"A fast-paced, entertaining ghost story/romance."--School Library Journal
"An enjoyable, easy-reading historical novel."--VOYA
"A fine novel, written around historical 18th century tragedy and its attendant ghosts stories...and adventure with ghosts, but best a satisfying love story."--Pointer, Kirkus Reviews
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"An enjoyable, easy-reading historical novel."--VOYA
"A fine novel, written around historical 18th century tragedy and its attendant ghosts stories...and adventure with ghosts, but best a satisfying love story."--Pointer, Kirkus Reviews
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Great book!,
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This review is from: The Ghosts of Stony Clove (Woods Family Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)
I thought this was a great book. It was exciting and made you want to keep reading.My favorite part is when they go to the clove.It is a great book for people who like adventures. Everybody should read this book.
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A sweet, delightful tale told in a fast-paced, fresh style.,
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This sweet, delightful tale begins Charbonneau's trilogy revolving around Ginny, Asher, and their family. Charbonneau's style is fast-paced and fresh, her characters fully developed, the story original and arresting, and the time and place--the Catskill Mountains in the early 1800s--well evoked. Charbonneau deftly explores issues of trust, loyalty, and multiculturalism as Asher, a Metis of French and Indian blood, and Ginny struggle to find their place in a Dutch-Yankee community. Readers see Asher and Ginny grow from children to young adults, starting a family of their own. Teachers will appreciate the book's important themes, and young readers will enjoy the ghost story woven through the fabric of this fine book
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Wonderful Catskills literature,
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An engaging and intriguing read set in some of the most beautiful landscape this country has to offer.
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I was born during a Frolic-brought on, Mama still laughs, by the Dutch clogging dance she did to my daddy's fiddle tune. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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William Sutherland, Sam Chase, Sally Hamilton, Asher Woods, Squire Sutherland, Stony Clove, Ginny Rockwell, Martin's Eve, Rebecca Chase, Community House, Will Chase, Echo Lake, Garret Chase New!
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I was born during a Frolic-brought on, Mama still laughs, by the Dutch clogging dance she did to my daddy's fiddle tune. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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William Sutherland, Sam Chase, Sally Hamilton, Asher Woods, Squire Sutherland, Stony Clove, Ginny Rockwell, Martin's Eve, Rebecca Chase, Community House, Will Chase, Echo Lake, Garret Chase New!
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- In The Time of the Wolves by Eileen Charbonneau in Front Matter
- Sleeping Beauty and Other Stories (Running Press Miniature Editions) by Charles Perrault on page 106
- Tom Thumb: A Fairy Tale by Perrault (Little Pebbles) by Charles Perrault on page 107
- Sleeping Beauty (Tuffy Story Books) on page 106
- Catskill Mountains And The Region Around by Charles Rockwell in Back Matter
- Honor To The Hills (Woods Family Saga) by Eileen Charbonneau in Front Matter
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