Tallahassee Higgins

Tallahassee Higgins
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2007-02-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547532164

“Out of sight, out of mind.” That’s what Tallahassee Higgins’s mother, Liz, always says about her ex-boyfriends. But now that Tallahassee has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Maryland so Liz can start a movie career in California, the words are taking on new meaning. Aunt Thelma says that Liz is gone for good, but Talley is sure her mother will come for her. So who cares if mean Aunt Thelma hates her, if she’s failing sixth grade, or if the kids at school think she’s a liar? It’s not like she’s staying in Maryland forever. Unless Aunt Thelma is right and Liz isn’t coming back.

The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli

The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 179
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 039573083X

With her faithful dog Caesar, 12-year-old Eliza Yates heads for Colorado to find her father, who left years ago to seek his fortune. Along the eay, Eliza puts on a boy's clothes, chops off her braids, and transforms herself into Elijah Bates. When "Eli" teams up with young Calvin Featherbone, none of their adventures turns out quite as expected.

Daphne's Book

Daphne's Book
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1995-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0380723557

Daphne tells Jessica a secret, one which Jessica knows could be very dangerous to keep even though telling is breaking a promise.

Following the Mystery Man

Following the Mystery Man
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1989-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780380706778

When Clint, a handsome, mysterious stranger, rents a room in Madigan's grandmother's house, Madigan becomes convinced that he is the father she's never met.

The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster

The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 147
Release: 1991-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547562950

Forced to accompany their parents on their honeymoon in Spain, new stepsisters Amy and Felix find the animosity between them escalating, especially when Felix's boasting about family wealth to Grace, the mysterious world traveler, results in the kidnapping of the girls and their younger brother.

Santa Cruise

Santa Cruise
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2008-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847395333

Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband Willy, private detective Regan Reilly, her new husband Jack, and Regan's parents are all guests on the Royal Mermaid's maiden voyage, the Santa Cruise. The ship's passengers include members of the Oklahoma Readers and Writers group - who are planning a mystery seminar dedicated to a Ghost of Honour, the late Left Hook Louie - as well as assorted other charitable folk all planning on a restful post-Christmas vacation. What the guests don't know is that two escaping criminals have been smuggled on board. The hoped-for tranquility quickly vanishes when a terrified mystery fan swears she has spotted the Ghost of Honour in the ship's chapel, and soon after - while a storm develops outside - an attempt is made on the life of a feeble passenger. As the Royal Mermaid sails on through troubled waters, Alvirah, Regan and Jack are uncovering clues that lead them to dangerous criminals.

The Wind Blows Backward

The Wind Blows Backward
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1993
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780395629758

Although they share a love of poetry and problems with their parents, a shy high school senior's attraction to a popular classmate is tempered by her fear of his moody, self-destructive side.

The Old Willis Place

The Old Willis Place
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2007-08-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0618897410

The acclaimed and award-winning author of "Hear the Wind Blow" pens a chilling ghost story in the tradition of her most successful spine-tingling novels. The intriguing characters, frightening secrets, and plot twists make this one of Hahns spookiest ghost stories.

The Sara Summer

The Sara Summer
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Assertiveness (Psychology)
ISBN: 9780380723546

Forthright, domineering Sara shows Emily how to speak up for herself and what she likes, but as a result Emily finds herself having to take a stand against Sara.

All the Lovely Bad Ones

All the Lovely Bad Ones
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547248784

When Travis and his sister, Corey, learn that their grandmother's quiet Vermont inn has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their supernatural pranks are drawing tourists to the inn. But Travis and Corey soon find out that there are other ghosts at Fox Hill Inn, and their tricks have awakened something dangerous and threatening. It's up to these pranksters to figure out how to lay to rest the ghosts they've stirred. A fresh take on haunted houses, Mary Downing Hahn's entertaining, spooky story pokes gentle fun at charlatan ghost hunters while suggesting that ghosts are not to be trifled with.