The Haunting is actually pretty good for a teen thriller written in the eighties. You actually believe right the way through that something sinister is going to happen to Barney - that his 'ghost' actually means him immeasurable harm. There were times when, as a mother, I worried about him. And other times when I just wanted to kick his older rellies. I mean, here is a young child in distress, and they couldn't just come out say what they wanted, plain and simple? In any case, this is a good book for adults to read. Young adults (especially tweens) will love it. ( )

I found this book a little hard to follow although that could be because it was being read to me and I kept falling asleep. There was a nice twist at the end though, and I really liked Tabitha. ( )