Deep and Dark and Dangerous

I enjoyed this along with my fifth graders. It is a great book. It's well written and kept the students attention. I enjoyed it and would highly suggest it for older children and even adults who are young at heart,

I thought it was scary, and yet intriguing to where u never wanted to set it down for even a second. This was far by the best book I've ever read. This whole day from 9 am to 6 pm was reading this book.

I choose five seats because it actually gave me goose bumps when I was ready it and it made me feel like I was there and I loved the book even though I very picky of which book I like and this one was

Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Haun this book is scary and you know when your are so into a book and then your teacher tells you to put the book away and you just want to keep reading the book especially if your in the middle of like the best part and you don't want to stop reading it that's how I felt about this book. This book is scary and exciting at the same time it has mystery and horror and a little drama in it.
This story is about this girl her name Is Ali she is only thirteen and she has a sick mother who gets bad migraines and an aunt who has a child.Her aunt wants her to go to a old cottage that she and and Ali's mother went to when they were little. Her mother doesn't want to let her go because she doesn't like the cottage so she makes everything negative about it so her daughter Ali won't go, but she finally lets her go after everyone gangs up on her. Before her mother let her go she told Ali that bottom go in the deep end of the lake. When Ali gets to the old cottage there was a little lake there and her mother told her that some stuff happened in that lake and its deep and dark and dangerous but to Ali it didn't really seem dangerous for now, but sooner or later she finds something out that blows her mind.
As u can see this book has mystery horror and a little bit of drama this book I think is amazing,awesome.
I give this amazing book a 4 out of 5 stars

The illustrious Mary Downing Hahn is the Barbara Michaels of children’s books. I’ll download one of her titles whenever I have a hankering for a gothic ghost story devoid of predictable romance. As expected, this book is heavy on atmosphere and light on the mystery. But hey, this is for middle-grade readers, so I’m not going to hate too much on the plot twist. I will say that any astute ghost story fan will immediately figure out the situation with Sissy, the world’s worst girl-next-door who will never go away. Seriously, she makes Kimmy Kibbler of Full House look like a respectable houseguest, and that’s not OK! Aside from my gripes, this is a great G-rated book for young readers who, like me back in my misspent youth, like to walk on the dark side. Parents, have no fear! I’ve seen scarier Scooby Doo cartoons, but the gloomy scenes in the overgrown graveyard and on the misty bank of the haunted lake were enough to give me the shivers on a hot summer’s day.

This is a perfectly decent spooky ghost story for young readers. Ultimately it is ghost story, along with all of the necessary mystery that a ghost story entails, but it also does a pretty wonderful job of touching on the long-lasting effects of trauma, including depression and anxiety. It touches on these things without going too deep into them, relying instead on the metaphor of the ghost and the haunting to do most of the work on that front.

Some of the characters behaved quite erratically, which was an intended part of the narrative but on occasion it felt a little overdone. I would chalk this up to the target age of the novel, however. (Ever noticed how books directed toward young 'uns tend to have exaggerated emotional responses and displays?) Despite this, I would say that by the end of the novel the characters are quite well rounded and fleshed out. Most of them undergo an evolution throughout the story which engages the literary senses alongside the it's-October-I-need-ghost-stories-now urges.

So ultimately, it's a decent ghost story for kids. I feel like it could also serve as a good starting point for folks interested in talking about certain mental illnesses or trauma reaction with their kids or kids they work with/know/etc. but that's just a perk for someone like me. This would make a great gift to any young reader who enjoys ghost stories and creepy things, with or without that extra perk.

Thirteen-year-old Ali is spending the summer in a lakeside cottage in Maine, helping take care of her 4-year-old cousin while her artist aunt works. She's excited about the idea of spending two whole months away from her overprotective parents.

But right away, things aren't the way Ali expected. Little Emma befriends Sissy, a strange, bossy 10-year-old who is often downright cruel. She's also vague about herself, not wanting to reveal where she lives or even her last name. Both Ali and her aunt Dulcie forbid Emma to play with her. But somehow, Sissy has woven Emma into a near spell. Almost every waking moment, Emma is asking about Sissy.

Even more unsettling, there is a mystery at the lake that neither Dulcie nor her mother are willing to talk about. The two had gone to the cottage every summer with their own parents, until something happened involving a young girl. Both women deny ever even having known a girl at the lake, but Ali suspects otherwise. She believes it has something to do with a photo she found in her attic. Who was this girl and why has she affected Ali's mother and aunt so deeply?

Several other reviewers commented on similarities between this book and Wait Til Helen Comes - I won't deny they do exist. Both books center upon adolescent girls tasked with caring for younger relatives; both involve suddenly finding themselves in a new and mysterious setting near a body of water. That said, this book is its own story, and an enjoyable read. Even when readers begin to suspect the relevance of Sissy, they'll still want to learn more, hoping for a peaceful resolution in this family.

This is a Classic Creepy Tale of deep dark secrets and mystery running wild. A page turner in trying to figure out what is the truth and what will the outcome be. This is a great suspenseful tale and most of all it has the spine tingling reality and that eerie atmosphere of what is happening. Hahn is able to grab the reader in the chilly reality of the tension in what ghost stories are about, those classic ghost type stories of thick mystery and a hair raising ordeal.

This is like those deep secrets and lies hidden inside a family secret. That "Did you hear about the story of..." or "Where not supposed to talk about that..." or "Remember silence...”.

The writing is great in that each character is written out with emotions such as the attitude shows or the situation and atmosphere are all written out giving it a story that flows to capture a complete tale. Ali is a 13 year-old girl that readers can relate to with her questions and seeking answers and wanting to know the mystery of the torn picture and so on, the whole story comes together as a tale needing to be told.

Hahn gives you just enough mystery for you to tag along chapter after chapter. The spooky reality and the tense ordeal of a death and a ghost, cover up like situation, displays the very eerie moments throughout the book. You as the reader guess what’s going on in the first 70 pages, but just what the outcome and the truth of the past ordeal is, unknown, which pulls you along to solve the puzzle of the eerie tale. It's a tale that gets under your skin at times and plays and gives you Goosebumps upon your flesh.

A great book, a simple fun read for ghost lovers of all ages. The page after page ordeal leading up to the truth is filled with creepy moments that stand out. When the truth finally comes to light the tone of the book changes and you feel a certain compassion. The emotions switch gear as the true reality of the ghost and the past secrets, lies all come to light, in which to close the story.

Kind of like Nancy Drew mixed with an episode of Ghost Whisperer. The story is one the reader can understand, without having to guess or over destroy the mind in trying to figure out what is happening. The whole mystery makes this a fun, perfect little read of creepy reality that, I really enjoyed and felt I became a part of it.

A great story, great characters, great spooks, great settings, a great read.

Deep and Dark and Dangerous - 13 year old Ali finds a photo in the attice of three people. Her mom, her aunt, but the third person is cut out. one the back it says claire ( her mom) and her aunt, (whatever her aunts name was i forgot, ) and T- just T. Alis mom says that in that photo they were by the lake at camp over 30 years ago and claims she cant remember and gets mad. Alis aunt takes her to a cottage at the lake for the summer, and she is asked to babysit her cousin emma.They meet a spiteful evil brat named sissy. when Ali finds more info about Ts death witch she turns out to be teresa then ali puts peices together. Soon she finds out who this mean selfish brat sissy realy is and learns why she is so mean and mad. This book starts out slow at first but parts leave you mouth hanging open and almost scared. I love how this book is written and the can give you chills but is not horror scary. Mary Downing Hahn Writes beautifully . A great read!!!!