Diana is wary, as entering the house is against the rules, but she is so desperate to have Lissa for a friend that she agrees. Lissa confides that she plans to sneak into the house and explore while her father is away, inviting Diana to go with her. Upset by Lissa's reaction, Diana writes an apology for frightening Lissa and asks if they can be friends. Diana is so filthy and ragged that Lissa mistakes her for a monster and flees. Soon after her arrival, Lissa goes exploring and is the verge of entering the house when Diana steps out of the woods to stop her. Diana imagines becoming friends with Lissa, even though the rules forbid it. The county hires caretakers to live in a mobile home on the Willis property however, Diana and Georgie always manage to drive them away with their childish pranks.ĭiana is excited to see that the latest caretaker has a daughter named Lissa, a lonely, imaginative girl whose mother died when she was five. Diana and Georgie have many rules they must follow, including never going beyond the property's boundaries, never speaking to anyone, and never allowing themselves to be seen.
Synopsis ĭiana and her younger brother Georgie live in the woods near Oak Hill Manor, known locally as the Old Willis Place after its last inhabitant, a cruel old woman named Lilian Willis. It was first published in 2004 and is found in 9001 libraries.
The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story is a children's novel written by Mary Downing Hahn.
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