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The Haunting of Frances Rain

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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.

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!

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.

This was the first Margaret Buffie book I read and it's one of my favourites. I especially liked the setting and the use of the supernatural, but mostly it's the characters that interested me. I loved Lizzie's humour and all the struggles with her family. The storyline with the ghost was so sad and yet it couldn't have ended any other way.

I remember reading this book in elementary school and since then I've been searching bookstores everywhere to find another copy. The story was just something I related to. I think it's a definite good read for any age.

I LOVED that book!! Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. It's a very cool book. You've got to read it!

This book is about a young girl who spends her summers every year in the same place. Well this year there is a big difference her birth father is no longer with her and the rest of her family. Instead there is her new stepfather, and this year he has convinced their mother to go down there with them (the girl, her sister, and brother), he is also tagging along. While they are down there, she visits a island that has been off limit to her. On that island she finds a ghost that she will never forget. This book was very interesting. The outcome was one that I did not expect. I would recommend this book to anyone.