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The Haunting of Frances Rain [Paperback]

Margaret Buffie (Author)
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September 1990
Fifteen-year-old Lizzie digs up a pair of old glasses and finds out she can see ghosts from the past when she wears them.
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Summer after summer, Elizabeth and her siblings Evan and Erica have gone to their grandmother's secluded island cabin in the Canadian wilderness. This year, for the first time, their mother is joining them with their new stepfather, Tim. Lizzie and Evan have done their best to get rid of Tim, always making clear just how much they dislike him. And their busy lawyer mother, after the first glow of happiness, seems to share their sentiments toward her husband. When Lizzie becomes involved in an amateur excavation of the site of an old cabin, she unearths old spectacles through which she can view events from the past. Only when she solves a mystery and resolves old ancestral conflicts does she realize she is bound to the rest of her family. Buffie's story is moody and atmospheric--the lake and the island are pungently, perfectly evoked. Lizzie's encounters with ghosts are beautifully handled, with just the right balance of eerie and emotional moments. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0590428357
  • ISBN-13: 978-0590428354
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,743,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My new blog/website is at http://margaretbuffie.com

It is both a blog and a website. For teachers and students, you just have to click on the tabs which indicate my books. I also have a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section on the site. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Biography:

Award winning author, Margaret Buffie, was born and raised in the west end of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the U of Manitoba. An artist for many years, Margaret began writing a story that had intrigued her for a long time - and two years later, "Who is Frances Rain?" was published and quickly became a bestseller. Margaret has published nine more books for young adults. Her new novel is "Winter Shadows".
Margaret works at her home in Winnipeg during the winter and on the veranda of her cottage in north western Ontario in the summer months.
Her books have been published in the United States, Norway, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, China and other countries.
Margaret is the recipient of the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work (For writing inspirational to Canadian Youth); The Young Adult Canadian Book Award; is a two time winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People award, and has been shortlisted for many other awards and honours.

From Margaret: I'm pleased to say that my latest novel WINTER SHADOWS has won The Silver Nautilus Award, May 2011. This award is awarded to "distinguished literary and heartfelt contributions to spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership and positive social change as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspirational reading for adults, children, teens and young adults."
Silver Nautilus Book Awards Winners are carefully selected in a unique three-tier judging process by experienced teams of book reviewers, librarians, authors, editors, book store owners, and leaders in the publishing industry.

WINTER SHADOWS was also nominated for the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year award, as well as The McNally Robinson Book for Young People award.

Five of my books are now available on KINDLE: They are, "Winter Shadows", "The Watcher", "The Seeker", "The Finder", and "Angels Turn Their Backs".

Once again, my new website/blog is at http://www.margaretbuffie.com

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars One Of Best Books I've Ever READ!!, August 14, 2000
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This is one of the best books I've read in a long time and I've read alot of books. It's interesting in a fictional sense but meanwhile the main character still has her own domestic problems so the book is almost taking you into 2 different worlds and the transition is very well done and wasn't abrupt which is what many writers would do. I'd reccomend this book to anyone of any age.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent, Well-Written Book, November 28, 1999
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Wendy Lin (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Haunting of Frances Rain (Paperback)
Lizzie and her family visit Grandma ("Gran") at her Canadian cottage near Rain Island. The good thing is, Lizzie gets to relax and enjoy herself. The bad thing is, her rowdy family gets into arguments during their stay, due to the presence of Toothy Tim, Lizzie's new step-father. Lizzie decides to paddle over to Rain Island, despite Gran's declaration that it was off limits, and finds the old site of a cabin. She discovers a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles. Putting them on, Lizzie finds herself on the island as it was 60 years ago!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the best books I've ever read, March 20, 2000
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I read this book a few years ago. I've read it at least 12 times since then. I love Margaret Buffie's books, but this one is still one of the best. The lake area where she writes is a lot like where I live and so I really know the way it looks and feels. She has caught it perfectly.
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