Closed for the Season

Amazing!

Closed for the Season is an azming book by Mary Downing Hahn. If you like suspense, mystery, and murder, this is for you! Buy this book!

8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Awesome book

this is a wonderful mystery that just makes you want to keep reading. i would highly reccomend this book to all people that enjoy mysterys.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

New to the neighborhood, Logan isn't exactly thrilled when Arthur, the weird kid next door, bustles over to welcome him. Right away, Logan can tell that Arthur is going to be a challenge.

The other less than thrilling thing that Logan learns about his new home is that its previous owner, Myrtle Donaldson, was murdered. How come his parents didn't check out something like that before they agreed to buy the rundown place?

At least it's summer vacation, so Logan has time to get to know the place before he's thrust into making friends at school. He's not much of an athlete, and if his past school experiences are any indication, making friends with the cool kids will probably be a disaster.

When Arthur shows up on Logan's doorstep and offers to show him around, he guesses his friendship is better than nothing. The two end up having a lot in common and finding Myrtle Donaldson's killer turns them into a sort of crime-fighting team.

The murder, the possibility of the killer's involvement in embezzlement, and the bulldozing of a local, historic amusement park all combine for some great adventure. Normally law-abiding Logan find himself following the lead of reckless Arthur as they investigate Logan's musty attic, the local library, and the overgrown grounds of Magic Forest. They are clever and creative enough to discover some clues that lead them into some dangerous territory.

Mary Downing Hahn is a master of mystery. As the author of novels for young people, she captures the spooky atmosphere of the old amusement park and the excitement of the chase as she reveals the clues to the years old murder mystery.

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON is an excellent addition to any middle grade mystery collection.

4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Cover Better Than Content

I bought this book because it looked and sounded every bit as interesting as The Old Willis Place and The Doll in in the Garden. Instead I found it disappointing and very frustrating. The story was predictable, the adults were either complete air heads (Logan's mother) or extremely rude and completely out of line in dealing with children which were not their own (Nina / Mr. DiSilvio). Nina's personality was not consistent. First she is friendly with the boys, the next she seems to be trying to seduce "Mr. DiSilvio" at a party, then she is lying to Logan's mother and purposely hurting two innocent children and in the end she is unsympathetic and rude to the innocent victim's daughter. I thought the reactions and conversations were unrealistic and the people, with the exception of perhaps Logan and his father, were ugly and annoying. In the end it is "Nina, Mr. DiSilvio and Logan's mother" who I found myself wishing had been murdered. That would have been justifiable homicide.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

peace everybody

i read this book and i like it it is a really good book and i got it at my schools bookfair and it is written by my fagorite author like my favorite celebrity is jaden amith xause he is hot an is a good singer and i love his sister also bye!!!!!!!!!!

2 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Great book!

this is an amazing book from, what i hear, an amazing author. i love the storyline, characters, the way it hooks you, and the surprise ending. although it is a bit under my reading level, it is still an awesome book to read. WELL WORTH YOUR TIME! and two thumb up! :)

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

awsome

awsome and theilling you wont want to put it down

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

It Was OK

Although I respect Ms. Mary Downing Hahn and love her books and the way they capture you and pull you in, I was dissapointed in this book. In her other books she adds suspense like I know of almost no other authors to do, but in this book, it was almost..well..BORING! Im sorry, but I didnt care for it.

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Closed for the season

I love this book so much

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great Book :)

It is a great book... read it.:^.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great Book! I loved it!

This is a great book for anyone. It has some mystery, some suspense, and always kept me interested. If you are looking for a quick good read this is great, because it is not too short and not too long. You will LOVE it if you are like me (into mysteries and suspense)!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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Dudes this is da bomb oh my gosh i luv it soo much u have got to read it!!!! ITS AMAZING!! FANTASTIC!! A MIRACLE!! YEP AND TH TIS WHY U GOT TO GET IT AND REMEMBER ME AND D BOMB THEN U WILL BE GOOD ;D BYE

I love this book

Omg thos book is like the best book i have ever read it was funny but at the same time it ws a little svary read it and find out what happens

Awesome

This book has alot of action. My favorite topic is the game with the you know what . I won't tell you you will have to read it your self I'd give this book 100 stars ****************************************************************************************************.

AWESOME

Great description

Love

Love after reading

Really good

This book was amazing she should make a second book about logans year of school

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