Author Study by Wendy West

All the Lovely Bad Ones

Mary Downing Hahn  Biography: Ms. Hahn grew up in College Park and attended the University of Maryland. As a young child, she loved to read and draw. She would tell stories through her pictures. She was a public librarian in Prince George’s County. She had her first novel published in 1979(she was 41 years old). She has written on average one novel every year since She has written fantasy, historical fiction and contemporary fiction but she is best known for her ghost stories and mysteries. She now lives in Columbia, Maryland and often visits schools to discuss her books. Websites about the Author:   

Bibliography  The Sara Summer, Clarion (Boston, MA),  The Time of the Witch, Clarion (New York, NY),  Daphne's Book, Clarion (New York, NY),  The Jellyfish Season, Clarion (New York, NY),  Wait till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY), 1986, reprinted,  Tallahassee Higgins, Clarion (New York, NY),  December Stillness, Clarion (New York, NY),  Following the Mystery Man, Clarion (New York, NY),  The Doll in the Garden, Clarion (New York, NY), 1989, reprinted,  The Dead Man in Indian Creek, Clarion (New York, NY),  The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster, Clarion (New York, NY),  Stepping on the Cracks, Clarion (New York, NY),  The Wind Blows Backward (young-adult novel), Clarion (New York, NY),  Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY),  Look for Me by Moonlight, Clarion (New York, NY),  The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli: A Story of the Old West, Clarion (New York, NY),  Following My Own Footsteps, Clarion (New York, NY),  As Ever, Gordy, Clarion (New York, NY),  Anna All Year Round, illustrated by Diane de Groat, Clarion (New York, NY),  Promises to the Dead, Clarion (New York, NY),  Anna on the Farm, illustrated by Diane de Groat, Clarion (New York, NY),  Hear the Wind Blow, Clarion (New York, NY),  The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY),  Janey and the Famous Author, Clarion (New York, NY),  Witch Catcher, Clarion (New York, NY),  Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Clarion Books (New York, NY),  All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story, Clarion Books (New York, NY),  Closed for the Season: A Mystery, Clarion Books (Boston, MA), 2009.

Mystery Resources  Learn how to write a good mystery with Joan Lowery Nixon:  What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements Lesson Plan: resources/lesson-plans/what-mystery-exploring- identifying-865.html resources/lesson-plans/what-mystery-exploring- identifying-865.html  Have students solve mysteries:  Interactive mystery activities:

Ghost Story Resources  Find out about all the old ghost stories you remember hearing as a kid: stories.html stories.html  Teaching the Epic through Ghost Stories resources/lesson-plans/teaching-epic- through-ghost-225.html

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