Took: A Ghost Story

Mary Downing Hahn

Sep 2015 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

Daniel doesn’t believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast. But then his little sister disappears . . . and it’s up to him to find her. Mary Downing Hahn’s popular page-turner will thrill readers who love spooky stories.

They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on the hill. They say her companion has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again.

Daniel doesn’t believe the stories. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him since he’s new. Still, he wishes his family had never moved here—their house is a wreck, Mom and Dad keep fighting, and his little sister, Erica, spends most of her time talking to her creepy doll.

But when Erica disappears into the woods one day, Daniel knows something is terribly wrong. Has she been “took”?

Mary Downing Hahn is one of the most popular middle grade authors in the world, winner of numerous state awards as well as the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (for Stepping on the Cracks) and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award (for Closed for the Season).

Ratings and reviews

I LOVE this book I've read it about 5 times I know that's all of times The 1 time I read it when I asked my BFF if I borrowed this book at first I was like bored but then I was OMG I love this book I listen to my music because it helps me focus more But I think if you haven't read this book yet you should it's amazing and you should read it over and over until you get bored of it. And by the way it's not scary at ALL but that okay Because I kind of like scary thing but not so scary but I'm an 11 year old girl who has read this book.

I have read every scary story this women has written. Don't know why she won't make (Look for me by Moon light) into a movie. Its got the great story for one. Johnny Depp should play Vincent. So I can not wait to read this I'm going in guys.

I like it, what made it better was the way she made you feel like you are Erica. The way Daniel acts is how I would with my little sister. It was my addiction when I was reading it. I finished it in two or three days because it was so adicive. It's a time killer, great book, sad setting, agervating because you know what is going on in both sides, and over all it's the best book I have ever read.

About the author

Mary Downing Hahn’s many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.