Engagement:
Genre:
Horror
Published:
2007
Page Count:
192
Where to Buy:
Deep and Dark and Dangerous
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Thirteen-year-old Ali discovers a mysterious child lurking around the Maine lake cottage where she's spending the summer with her aunt and young cousin, and slowly uncovers a tragic family secret involving a drowning decades earlier. Another chilling Hahn ghost story with emotional depth.
Content Ratings
Moderate Themes
The family has kept a tragic secret involving a child's death and Ali's mother's complicity; themes of guilt, family secrets, the danger of repressed trauma, and the harm caused by lies are emotionally significant and genuinely frightening.
Moderate Violence
A child drowned decades ago under mysterious circumstances; the ghost child is angry and dangerous, attempting to harm Ali's young cousin; violence is psychological and frightening.