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Nov 08, 2007 | ISBN 9780142409374 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Nov 08, 2007 | ISBN 9781101007037 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Jul 21, 2020 | 198 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Nov 08, 2007 | ISBN 9780142409374 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Nov 08, 2007 | ISBN 9781101007037 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Jul 21, 2020 | ISBN 9780525624196 | Middle Grade (8-12)
198 Minutes
At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse won’t allow her to ask any questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say? Is it related to a murder that took place in the mansion?s black tower years ago? And who is the creepy old lady who lives in the mansion? Herculeah’s friend Meat thinks she may be asking for trouble, but Herculeah Jones won’t quit until she gets to the bottom of this mystery.
At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse won’t allow her to ask any questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say? Is it related to a murder that took place in the mansion’s black tower years ago? And who is the creepy old lady who lives in the mansion? Herculeah’s friend Meat thinks she may be asking for trouble, but Herculeah Jones won’t quit until she gets to the bottom of this mystery.
Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her first children’s book was published in 1962, after it had been rejected nine times. Since then, her works have appeared on the best books lists of the… More about Betsy Byars
Move over, Nancy Drew, Herculeah Jones has arrived! (School Library Journal)
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