The Ghosts of Rathburn Park, Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Ghosts of Rathburn Park, Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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The Ghosts of Rathburn Park

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Narrator: Ramón de Ocampo

Unabridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/01/2025

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Matt comes face to face with his town’s haunted past Matthew Hamilton—a.k.a. the Hamster—and his family recently moved to Timber City. More of a loner than his older brother and sister, Matt gets lost when he wanders away from the town’s annual July Fourth picnic into nearby Rathburn Park. He is rescued by a white mutt with shaggy hair and pointed ears. Matt follows him into a clearing, but the dog vanishes. According to legend, Rathburn Park is haunted. Weirded out by his experience but unable to stay away, Matt returns to the ruins. In a burned-out church, a girl in a hat and old-fashioned ruffled dress appears. She warns him to leave if he wants to stay alive. Her name is Amelia Rathburn. But when Matt looks her up, he discovers that she is one hundred years old. Is Amelia a ghost from the past? Or someone a lot more human? The truth is stranger than Matt could ever imagine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Becky on November 06, 2017

Not my favorite book by this author but it was okay. Just okay. I wanted more.......more

Goodreads review by Lauri on May 02, 2015

Ms. Snyder was always one of my favorite authors as a child. 'Ghosts' did not disappoint. She writes believably about childhood perils and worries that we've all experienced and delivers characters we can care about. When it's mixed with the supernatural/paranormal, it just makes the adventures that......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on July 21, 2015

Not Snyder's best work but not terrible either. It was rather predictable and therefore a bit boring, but it was a quick read that refreshed my palate after some heavy studying and for that it was perfect.......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on January 14, 2014

Another read-aloud that I read with my son, this was an enjoyable story but was not very suspenseful and somewhat predictable. It was a disappointment to find out that there were no real ghosts. I've enjoyed other books by this author more.......more

Goodreads review by Eric on September 28, 2014

Mostly entertaining but I found the ending to be a bit of a let down.......more

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