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Liked It “I love this book so far.Its very very entertaining. It's not as scary as it looks. Mary Downing Hahn is a great author with a lot of creativity.I can't wait to read the rest of her books. :)” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I love this book so far.Its very very entertaining. It's not as scary as it looks. Mary Downing Hahn is a great author with a lot of creativity.I can't wait to read the rest of her books. :) ”
RockinEverAfter2 wrote this review Wednesday, December 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love ghost stories and this exciting one takes place when there was the civil war and slavery.”
Alyssa Frees wrote this review Thursday, October 11, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“scary”
Johanna Hernandez wrote this review Tuesday, September 18, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“sounds good ”
ema wrote this review Wednesday, May 23, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great junior novel about the beginning of the Civil War in the US and escaped slaves.”
Jillann R wrote this review Monday, May 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I like how Hahn writes across several genres. This is the first historical fiction by her that I have read. When I spoke to Ms. Hahn herself about her books, she said that she does not want to be labeled as the author of a certain kind of book. She likes to experiment. She doesn't want to be known as a ghost story writer only.”
Treva W wrote this review Sunday, April 1, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“When Jesse went down to the marsh on that fateful day, he expected to find a turtle for terrapin soup. Instead, he comes across a dying slave woman who makes Jesse promise he’ll take her young son, Perry, to a relative in Baltimore. Aiding and abetting a slave is against the law, and it also goes against everything Jesse has been taught to believe. But he can’t break a promise to the dead, and, more important, he has to follow what he knows in his heart to be right. The journey is more treacherous than Jesse ever imagined. At the crossroads of a country about to plunge into civil war, danger lurks around every corner. Will these boys on the run ever find a safe haven?
Alexis THE ROCK MASTER wrote this review Thursday, February 23, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I think this book is good for people who like historical fiction.”
“This book was not what I expected from Hahn, anticipating a scary story rather than historical fiction. The book did weave a nice story about two books during the start of the Civil War learning to trust each other during a time when they had no one else to trust.”
Melanie A Nakonachny wrote this review Wednesday, January 4, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“a great book very suspensful!”
Hannah W. wrote this review Tuesday, November 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Promises to the Dead is about a boy named Jessie and how he helps a slave runaway named perry. Together they take them selves on quite an adventurer all around the country.Promises to the Dead is a sad and breath taking book.”
Emma The Awesome wrote this review Tuesday, November 1, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
