Gillian Reads, The Haunting: AKA Operation Orphanage Rescue. A children's middle-grade chapter book by Kristin Fulton.
- gillianyoung
- May 10
- 2 min read
Children’s fiction and the supernatural are two of my favourite genres, so I was excited to read Kristin Fulton's latest book, The Haunting: AKA Operation Orphanage Rescue. This is the first book I’ve read by Kristin, and it's always a pleasure discovering new authors.
AUTHOR BIO (taken from Kristin’s Amazon Author Page).
Kristin Fulton has written and published three middle grade chapter books, Snake Food, The Haunting and Henry Bingle’s Transformation, a picture book titled Is THAT a Hat? and a novel, Sisters of the Soul, an epic saga of friendship and redemption. A Dangerously Close Encounter, the second book in the Hazelsmith Family Adventure Series, is nearing publication. Audio book versions of Snake Food and The Haunting were narrated by the author and are available at Audible.com. The author is writing a second novel for adult readers and is polishing Christmas in July, a two-act play with music. Fulton lives in Northern California near Yosemite National Park.
BOOK BLURB
Chance Jameson, an almost-thirteen-year-old orphan, discovers he is a natural-born leader when Oak Hill Orphanage is faced with a terrible crisis. Miss May, the much-loved orphanage director, dies in a freak accident, leaving the orphanage in the hands of the greedy, ruthless Whipley twins, whose goal is to use the orphans as a slave labour force. Much to his surprise, Chance finds that he can see and communicate with the ghost of Miss May. Through teamwork, they devise a daring scheme to free Oak Hill from the clutches of the wicked twins. With clever trickery, a few supernatural forces, and the help of all the orphans, they stage a fabulous haunting. The outcome is thrilling, and the victorious orphans reclaim Oak Hill, the best orphanage in the world.
MY REVIEW
The Haunting is a fun read with plenty of action and amazing characters. The story moves at a good pace, which held my interest all the way. I love how the evil Whipleys get their comeuppance, but I won’t give any spoilers away, so to find out more, you’ll need to read the book! Molly Hart's lovely illustrations pepper the pages, giving the story an added dimension. This is a great read for children and adults who are fans of supernatural adventure stories with action and fun along the way.
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Thank you for joining me in today’s book review. I hope you’ll join me next time for my review of Fran Clark’s Wherever You Will Go. In the meantime, Happy Reading!
Gillian x
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