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Talk about Mary Downing Hahn's books here!

Just finished reading __All the Lovely Bad Ones__. Great book! I think the kids would love it as well. Has some humor, suspense, and tragedy all in one novel. This one is on my read aloud list for next year. Mary Joy

__Wait Till Helen Comes__ is another one I really liked. I'm hesitant about reading with 5th graders because I did have a nightmare one night after reading. ReadersBeware!!!!!! Great book though! Mary Joy
 * I think Wait Till Helen Comes would be a great addition to the list. I think we'd have to be up front with the students with this author. Some of her books are scary and some aren't. If some students feel uncomfortable with a scary book, then they can opt for a non-scary one. -Kristy

Wait Till Helen Comes is one of my favorite HORROR ( not whore!) novels! I have read this as a read aloud and my students cannot get enough of it. There is some content that certain students may be able to make a connection to such as death of a parent, divorce, step siblings. An overall great book that I highly recommend!-Amy

__Time for Andrew__ is a ghost story that is not a ghost story. This is one of MDH's books that is not particularly scary, but is suspenseful. Themes of time-travel, family, relationships, and bullying. Possible teaching points - character and setting comparisons, values, point-of-view, plot development, social studies - history references to early 20th century inventions and politics. 165 pages level V-W. Did not have a lot of action to pull the reader through the book. (Mari Kay)