One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn | Book Review

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“Tragic, spooky, and friendship.“

My summary of the book

Annie Browne had just moved into Mount Pleasant near Baltimore, leaving everything behind. On her first day, Annie makes friends with a lonely girl named Elsie Schneider. Elsie turns out to be a tattletale and a liar. So, when Elsie was sick, Annie hung out with the other girls in the class. Soon after, Elise dies of Influenza in the epidemic of 1918. Annie thinks she is safe, but her troubles with Elsie are not over. Elsie returns from the dead to take revenge on Annie and her friends.

My thoughts

I’m a huge fan of Mary Downing Hahn’s novels. The story was a good mix of Horror fiction and Historical fiction. I learned what it was like living in America during the last year of WWI and the epidemic. I was not too fond of Annie’s attitude to Elise when she was alive. Elise was a tragic character. She never knew the love of a mother and friends.

The whole story is about the true meaning of friendship.

My rating

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About the author

“Mary Downing Hahn has written thirty-six novels, including Wait Till Helen Comes, Took, and most recently, One for Sorrow. Her wildly popular books have received more than fifty child-voted state awards as well as an Edgar Award. Mary travels widely and is a dedicated photographer. She lives in Columbia, Maryland.” – Book Depository.

More by the author

• The Thirteenth Cat
• One For Sorrow: A Ghost Story
• The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story
• Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story; Please read my review here.
• The Girl In The Locked Room: A Ghost Story
• The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall; Please read my review here.
• Took