The Haunting of Henry Davis by Kathryn Siebel

– ABOUT THE AUTHOR, Kathryn Siebel These days when I am not writing I work at a middle school and at an after-school program in my neighborhood. How else was he supposed to look? I didn’t know it yet, of course, but that morning Henry Davis had seen his very first ghost. All you have to do is open your heart.Īnd Henry, well, poor Henry. Even someone like Henry’s 103-year old neighbor can find new friends.Not surprising given the author’s background as an educator. Very truthful depiction of school life.It’s great to have another strong girl protagonist.A thoughtful look at family dynamics and why we sometimes turn out the way we do.Some fascinating history pokes in from the past in the form of World War I and the flu epidemic.THE HAUNTING OF HENRY DAVIS by Kathryn Siebel Imaginative and heartfelt, THE HAUNTING OF HENRY DAVIS is great read for the upcoming months leading up to Halloween. Humor balances the tense moments and had me laughing out loud many times. He’s the most affected by Edgar the Ghost. Spooky at times, the plot goes just far enough for the middle grade crowd. The characters are what make this tale shine. The four pod-mates at school are nothing alike but come together to bring understanding to each other. Each have their own problems which adds to the theme of friendship building throughout the story.

But once Henry arrives Barbara Anne seems to have found her forever friend.Īlso in the fray is Zack and Renee.

She has a tendency to take over situations, which doesn’t attract too many followers. My Take: Barbara Anne narrates the story and she’s a spunky, insightful, and often hilarious girl. Together, they might just help Edgar find what he needs to finally be at peace. For curious Barbara Anne, Henry’s also a riddle–a boy who sits alone at recess sketching in a mysterious notebook, a boy, she soon learns, who’s being haunted by a ghost named Edgar.With the help of some new friends, this unlikely duo is off on an adventure to discover who Edgar was while alive and why he’s haunting Henry now. When Henry Davis moves into the neighborhood, Barbara Anne and her classmates at Washington Carver Elementary don’t know what to make of him. Ghosts only haunt when they’ve left something behind… I have an enticing choice with THE HAUNTING OF HENRY DAVIS by Kathryn Siebel. It’s another MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY.

The Haunting of Henry Davis by Kathryn Siebel