Jade Green: A Ghost Story

Best book I ever read in middle school. I love the whole concept of foreshadowing. This book screamed Read Me after the first chapter.

The year is 1887, and fifteen-year-old Judith Sparrow, has just been left an orphan. With no other relatives who will take her in, Judith travels to South Carolina where she will take up residence with her Uncle Geoffrey. However, there are two secrets that she must carry with her to her Uncle's home. One, that her Mother died in a madhouse, plagued by grief; two, that she has ignored her Uncle's only rule of bringing nothing green inside the house. Judith wishes that she could abide by that rule, but it's impossible, seeing as how she adores the photograph of her Mother that is bound within a gorgeous green silk frame. Besides, a little frame can't do that much damage. And Judith just wants to feel happy, and have a family to call her own, which is exactly what she gets in South Carolina, a family and new friends. The best of which is the miller's son, Zeke Carey. But Judith soon learns that Uncle Geoffrey's home holds a secret. And the small picture frame that she has hidden in the bottom of her trunk quickly unleashes a powerful force that can't be stopped. One that will destroy everything that Judith has grown to love. I have read many novels by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, but I don't think any have been as exciting, and adventure-filled as JADE GREEN. The twists and turns that capture each page of JADE GREEN are marvelous, and leave the reader begging for more. Readers who enjoy a good historical mystery novel, will adore JADE GREEN and find themselves devouring the entire novel in one sitting, as it is too good to put down. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

Jade Green is a truly hair-raising ghost story and it has a very frightening but exciting plot. It's a good book for people who are ages nine to twelve years old. Jade Green is about an orphan girl who moves in with her uncle, but there's one rule, you can't bring anything green in the house because a girl named Jade Green died in that house. But, the orphan girl got a green picture frame from her mother before she died. She tries to hide it.....but you'll have to read it to see what happens next! Jade Green is full of surprises... and very, very scary! I could read it over and over! The message of this book is to always listen to what people are saying. For example the uncle says "Get rid of everything green" but the orphan girl didn't get rid of just one thing and that's how this forbidding ghost story starts! You experience a whole other, ghostly world of suspense. Phyliss Reynold Naylor really made everything clear to me, such as who is talking and what is going on at the tim. It's just a really great book!

Jade Green: A Ghost Story is another good book by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and it's a great ghost story!15 year old Judith's parents have both died, her mother in the madhouse, so she goes to live with her uncle. He said one strange thing, however - not to bring anything green. She can't part with a small, green silk frame that her mother gave her, however, so she takes it secretly.Soon after Judith reaches her new home, strange things begin to happen - she hears of a girl, Jade Green, who died by her own hand in the same house, 3 years ago. Terrifying things begin to happen, and she doesn't know what to do!A romance with the boy next door, a new job, and avoiding her threatening, grown cousin, complicates things further, and she wonders if things will ever be all right.This was a great book, with an exciting plot, well developed characters, and things that were truly scary! I'd recommend this for ages 12 and up.

It has a catchy begining, an intense middle, and a wonderfull ending. Even though this book has bad stuff for kids under 10 (a man tries to rape a girl and his throat is slashed) it is wonderfull! Everyone should read it.

Young, orphaned Judith moves into an old house where strange things happen, especially at night. Sound like a formula novel? It is. But it's a genuinely scary one, with a ghostly prescence that just may not be evil, and an ominous guy that's very human and just may be more wicked than the ghost. Creepy fun with a cool ending to top it off.