The Old Manor House

by Barbara Holliday

It is 1963; the Andersons, a U.S. Air Force family, have rented an off-base, fully furnished, once-grand manor house from its owner, Mr. Edwards, who maintains an apartment in the rear wing. We are in Wiltshire, England, amid the gardens, damp weather, fog, inadequate heating system, and anti-American feelings. The manor house itself, reputed to have been built by a pirate in the mid-1600's, contains secret rooms, hidden passages, a treasure and a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880920564
• ISBN13: 9780880920568
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

military family....like mine

I kinda liked this book. It is about a very nice family that has stick together because the Dad is in the military like mine is and he has to move them around alot. There are ghosts and spirits in this book though. Does every book for us kids have to have all that witch stuff in it?