Haunted Island [Turtleback]

Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5 Chris Holt, 13, and his family are assisting a relative in repairing a recently purchased inn on an island, when they hear that the island is haunted by Amos Corley, who died 175 years ago. In fact, they hear the story from Corley himself. Chris eliminates the hauntings forever by using a tinder box, an old journal, a chest of clothing, and information he learned from a school report on pioneers. The story is quickly paced and well plotted. It is similar to but easier than Mollie Hunter's A Stranger Came Ashore (Harper, 1975) and should be popular with mystery fans. Kristine Johnson, Parcells Middle School, Mich.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606031006
• ISBN-13: 978-0606031004
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,817,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Haunted Island, March 29, 2000

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Bruce W. Clark (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Haunted Island (Hardcover)

I just finished reading this book for my March book share. This book is one of my favorites. It made me jump out of my seat sometimes because it was so scary. It was so interesting I never wanted to stop reading until it ended. My favorite part was when they found the treasure and Amelia's body in the cave. It was an easy book to understand and I would recommend it to other fourth graders. I would want to read it again when I get older.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great first suspense book, July 21, 2005

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Jennifer Holterhoff "latn4jh" (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haunted Island (An Apple Paperback) (Paperback)

My teacher read this book to the entire 5th grade when I was in school. I am 26, and I still have fond memories of her reading that book to us! Every so often, I reread the copy that I have owned for the last 16 years. The story's twists and turns gave me shivers and was totally engrossing. I didn't want the teacher to stop reading, because she would always stop for the day at the best parts!
Joan Lowery Nixon was one of my favorite authors as I began reading suspense novels, which is still my favorite genre. If you like a little good suspense, I highly recommend this great book!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Come and But it!, March 31, 2001

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Amy (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Haunted Island (An Apple Paperback) (Paperback)

It is a compact and attractive story. I have just finished this morning, actually, I am living in Hong Kong. In this story, everytime when I read this book, I didn't want to stop. Moreover, there are some plots that were exceeding all my expectation. Also, I could see the writer did many ideas to make story more sucessful and attractive.