Closed for the Season

Logan Forbes has just moved into the most run down house he has ever seen. To make matters worseArthur, the know-it-all kid next door makes himself at home in their new house. Logan's mother doesn't like Arthur and decides he is not to be believed. Especially when he tells them that the old lady who lived there before them was murdered. Arthur proves to Logan that the story is true. The two boys set out to prove who murdered the old lady.This was a quick and easy read. I liked the characters. They were well developed. All of us has met the kid that no one likes. He is the one who is different. Maybe it is because he is the smartest kid in class. In Arthur's case he is the smartest, but also different because he lives with his grandmother and doesn't have a lot of special clothes like his classmates dol. He doesn't really care either. Unfortunately, Logan fits right in with Arthur. The main difference is he has never broken the law until he moved next door to Arthur. I also loved the contrast between his mother and father. His mother is a very uptight person who wants to be part of the social crowd. His father is the laid back art teacher at the high school. Logan takes after his father and his mother is determined to change him. There were some twists and turns that I had not expected that made it a refreshing book. Another reason for me to keep reading this author's books.

Another winner from Mary Downing Hahn...for young boys or girls. My grandson really liked this book....he found the two young boy main characters likeable...and the mystery surrounding the two boys was well developed and kept him interested as new clues came up...and he enjoyed being part detective as we read, trying to figure out bad guys from supposed good guys...and trying to guess what the next step for the boys would be. No ghosts or supernatural elements in this Hahn book...but a good mystery ...with lessons about judging others unfairly, about what true friendship is, and about being true to yourself and not going along with the crowd or giving in to bullies. Being set in a closed, dilapidated old amusement park just was icing on the cake!!!

Closed For The Season by Mary Downing Hahn is a great book. It is about a kid named Logan who moves into an old run down house. He meets the boy next door named Arthur and they become great friends. Logan and Arthur get into all sorts of trouble when they team up and try to solve a mystery about an older lady that owned the Magic Forest Amusement Park who was murdered in Logan's house a year earlier. This book is so suspensful and has so many twists and turn that you don't want to put it down, you just want to keep reading.I have read several books by Mary Downing Hahn and this is my favorite. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes to read mysteries.

This is not to spooky or scary but suspenseful enough to stay engaged. Older elementary and Middle school students will enjoy.

Ms. Hahn has the best books. Since I read my first one by her this past spring, I've been hooked. I'm not a teen or a child, I just like a good book and her latest one, Closed for the Season, is excellent. It moves fast and the characters are engaging. The plot is very believable and it takes the reader inside and you actually feel like you're with these boys. I'll read everything she writes because its a good adventure--every single book.

I gave it 5 stars because so for so good, but I haven’t finished reading it yet I’m on chapter 10. But so far it is a Amazing read..🙂

My 9 year old daughter read this around Halloween time which added to the thrill of the story. This book would be appropriate for most 9-12 year olds

THIS IS NOT SCARY ALL IT DOES IS ENCORAGE YOUNG KIDS TO BREAK RULES . NOT MDH BEST NOVEL. I AM A HUGE MDH FAN BUT THIS BOOK WAS DISAPPOINTING . NOT SCARY OR THE LEAST BIT CREEPY. NONE OF HER BOOKS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED HORROR OR SCARY BOOKS. THIS WAS SUCH A BIG LET DOWN :( MDH MADE THE "GHOST OF CRUTCHFEILD HALL ". the ending was disappointing.I MEAN I HAVE TO CUT HER SOME SLACK SINCE THIS IS A 4-7 grade novel. 3rd grade in my opinion. if you want a bit more of a creepy book read wait till helen comes or something. One for sorrow is also a recrecommendation but its pretty sad to have a girl tortured y a ghost.thats my opinion.

She hates to read so when she sets down on a storm day and reads a book from cover to cover then I know she loved it. Especially with all the Ipad's setting around. This is the third book she read from this author and loves them all

I love Downing Hahn’s ghost stories so this was a change for me to read a thriller book written for a younger audience, and it was great. I thought the overall story was interesting and well thought out and the characters were cool and well developed. I guess as it was a kid’s book there wasn’t the usual depth of mystery which I missed but overall a good read!

great story