The Ghost of Fossil Glen

The Ghost of Fossil Glen
by Cynthia Defelice
Edition: Paperback

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Young Adult Mystery, October 15, 2008

Living in Fossil Glen, nothing exciting ever happens. Allie Nicols is a seventh grader who has always used her imagination to make life more interesting. She loves to invent stories about her lunch lady and her teachers.

When she is rock climbing in Fossil Glen, Allie has climbed up too far, in order to retrieve a fossil. Not knowing what to do or how to get down, she hears a voice. The voice guides her gently down from the ledge, saving her life. Allie wants to tell others what she heard, but her 'friends' are claiming that Allie is a liar, because of her imagined stories. No one would believe she has heard a ghost, not even her parents.

Allie has many experiences with the ghost of a young girl, who has died in Fossil Glen. While searching out the truth, Allie is led into the dangerous path of a mad-man. Although frightened, with no one to help or believe her, Allie is determined to help the young girl's ghost to solve the mystery and expose the truth.

This is a fast moving, young adult mystery. I really enjoyed the story telling and suspense in The Ghost of Fossil Glen. The only thing I didn't like, was to read about the death of a young girl, who is the ghost of Fossil Glenn.

This book is more suitable for young adults, than for children.

Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2 : Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway: The San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat