Jade Green : A Ghost Story

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Summary: :)
Review: I am 14 and I liked this book a lot. It is chilling in some parts, but not so scary that it keeps you awake at night. This book keeps you guessing til the very end and what you thought in the beginning is often not what is true. This book contains a little adult content so I would have to recommend it for ages 13 and up

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Summary: This book is really scary!
Review: This was one of the first books by this author that I have read and it was soooo good! My favorite parts were about the severed hand and how she had to learn the story about how Jade Green died and why!

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Summary: Great Modern Teen Gothic
Review: I bought this book for my 13-year-old daughter (she loved it) and read it myself, too. It's a good story that addresses childhood issues of abandonment and identity. It's uplifting: the protagonist uses her strength of spirit to move ahead with life, despite tragic circumstances. It's also great to see a story aimed at younger readers that's not obsessed with sex, death, cooler-than-thou judgments, and, at the same time, manages to challenge the reader's level of intelligence.

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Summary: Page Turning Ghost Story
Review: Wow! I couldn't put this book down. The author graduallydivulges pieces of information, so the reader can figure out what'sgoing on. Judith has come to live with her uncle after she is orphaned to the dismay of her lazy, philandering cousin. She soon learns that a girl, Jade Green, "died" in the house. Gradually parts of the dead girl's life and death are revealed and the ghost makes appearances in the form of a severed hand! Very creepy, but great. I gave it 4 stars since I wanted more to the end, I felt it stopped short.

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Summary: This is an awsome book.
Review: It has a catchy begining, an intense middle, and a wonderfull ending. Even though this book has bad stuff for kids under 10 (a man tries to rape a girl and his throat is slashed) it is wonderfull! Everyone should read it.

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Summary: AN EXCELLENT SPOOKY BOOK
Review: This was the best book I have ever read. It was soooooo scary. It had a little romance in it but not too much. It was very surprising every chapter. I couldn't put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes very scary and surprising books with really great endings.

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Summary: WOW!
Review: This book is awesome! From the moment you pick it up to the moment you read the last word, IT IS THRILLING! I recommend this book to everybody and anybody!

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Summary: An excellent story of suspense.
Review: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Jade Green provides an outstanding ghost story as it tells of Judith, a new orphan who awakens a ghost in her new home with her uncle. A creeping hand and a dangerous secret affect her newfound home and threaten her in this excellent story of suspense.

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Summary: Jade Green: A Ghost Story
Review: The year is 1887, and fifteen-year-old Judith Sparrow, has just been left an orphan. With no other relatives who will take her in, Judith travels to South Carolina where she will take up residence with her Uncle Geoffrey. However, there are two secrets that she must carry with her to her Uncle's home. One, that her Mother died in a madhouse, plagued by grief; two, that she has ignored her Uncle's only rule of bringing nothing green inside the house. Judith wishes that she could abide by that rule, but it's impossible, seeing as how she adores the photograph of her Mother that is bound within a gorgeous green silk frame. Besides, a little frame can't do that much damage. And Judith just wants to feel happy, and have a family to call her own, which is exactly what she gets in South Carolina, a family and new friends. The best of which is the miller's son, Zeke Carey. But Judith soon learns that Uncle Geoffrey's home holds a secret. And the small picture frame that she has hidden in the bottom of her trunk quickly unleashes a powerful force that can't be stopped. One that will destroy everything that Judith has grown to love.

I have read many novels by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, but I don't think any have been as exciting, and adventure-filled as JADE GREEN. The twists and turns that capture each page of JADE GREEN are marvelous, and leave the reader begging for more. Readers who enjoy a good historical mystery novel, will adore JADE GREEN and find themselves devouring the entire novel in one sitting, as it is too good to put down.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper