

A small desk, a narrow bookcase, and a white dresser with a mirror were crammed into the tiny space, along with Lissa’s bed, painted white to match the dresser. A green and yellow rag rug covered most of the old linoleum tile. Her work has won more than fifty child-voted state awards. The grumpy old men caretakers had used her room for storage, but now it was clean and neat. Mary Downing Hahn, a former children's librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories. Of course, we wouldn’t have looked in the bathroom even if we could have. Longing for more companionship, Diana decides to befriend the new caretaker’s lonely daughter. They remain hidden, never leaving the grounds and never entering the derelict house. 20, 2004 Diana and Georgie have been living wild, depending only on each other. Standing on them, we could look in any window except the one in the bathroom, which was higher than the others. THE OLD WILLIS PLACE by Mary Downing Hahn RELEASE DATE: Sept. To make things easier, we’d hidden cinder blocks in strategic places. We’d peeked in the windows many times before, often with pranks in mind. Without a word, Georgie and I sneaked across the yard to Lissa’s room. The Old Willis Place ( 2004) A novel by Mary Downing Hahn Buy from Amazon Sorry, weve not found any editions of this book at Amazon Find this book at Diana and her little brother Georgie have been living in the woods behind the old Willis place, a decaying Victorian mansion, for what already seems like forever. In a few moments, the light in the small bedroom came on, too. We’ve had a big day.” The kitchen light went off and the bathroom light came on. “I think I’ll just go to bed and read for a while,” she said. Georgie and I felt good about helping Mr.
