Book review: "The Old Willis Place"

I love spooky stories and ghost stories, especially as Halloween creeps closer. Last month, I discovered an excellent book filled with chilling suspense, which kept me entertained to the end.   This book was titled "The Old Willis Place," written by Mary Downing Hahn, and published in 2007. The story takes place years after the main characters' deaths. The two main characters in this book are Diana and Georgie, both young siblings who pulled pranks on their landowner before their deaths. After their unfortunate passing, their ghosts are left roaming around the old Willis farm. Their main goal for the remainder of the book is to find ways to keep themselves hidden from Mrs. Willis and other residents. They can not let Mrs. Willis see them because they fear her.

At the beginning, a girl, her father, and their dog move into a small trailer on the farm. The new girl, Lissa, gets the attention of the ghost, Diana, because Diana is in need of a friend. Diana struggles to keep herself hidden from Lissa. While spying on the young girl and her father, Diana realizes that Lissa is the same age as she was before she died. Diana wants to become friends with Lissa, but she knows this should not happen since she is a ghost. Lissa's first encounter with Diana is scary, but Diana proves to her that she is almost completely normal. The two become friends, but Lissa never realizes that Diana is a ghost.

Lissa is warned by her father to stay away from the farmhouse.  Near the end, Lissa's curiosity leads her to feel like she must find out what is going on behind the walls of the old house.  She takes her father's key to the farmhouse, unlocks the door, and begins her exploration.

This novel is well detailed, and will keep you on your toes wanting to know whats going to happen next. I encourage everyone to read this wonderful and suspenseful book. Find out whats behind the walls of the old Willis place. Will Lissa ever find out the truth about Diana and Georgie? What will happen next?