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The fictional book The Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac is a mystery that is very good in my opinion and when you start reading you will not want to put the book down. You will get stuck to it because it is so interesting. Some other books that Joseph Bruchac wrote are The Arrow Over The Door and another book that he wrote was Between Earth and Sky. R.L. Stine said "The legend is chilling and the terror builds on every page. The book gave ME nightmares!" This book is about a girl named Molly, when she woke up one morning and saw that her parents were missing she had to move in with her strange great uncle. Molly had never met this person or even talked to him. When she is at his home she starts having dreams. She has dreams about the stories that her father used to tell her. She thinks that the dreams are trying to tell her something but she can not figure them out. These dreams might lead her to danger or give her clues to where her parents might be. This is why you must read this book so you able to find out what these dreams are really trying to tell her and to see what becomes of Molly. I would recommend this book to people that like mysteries because it is so interesting and it will give you something to think about. I would also recommend this book to people that can not read well because the author uses simple words. I think it was a good book and I hope that you like it too.

Skeleton Man is a very well written book about a young Mohawk girl named Molly whose parents mysteriously disappear. She is left alone to care for herself until a mysterious man claiming to be her uncle arrives to take care of her. Molly knows that the man is not really her uncle, although he convinces social workers with family photos of Molly's parents. These photos appear to be the same photos Molly's parents were carrying when they disappeared. Molly is taken to a spooky old house to live with the uncle who is careful not to reveal his face to Molly, and speaks only to tell her to eat. She is locked in her room each night, and is only allowed to leave to attend school. Molly's only escape from this frightening man is through her dreams where she is befriended by a rabbit who informs Molly her parents are buried but still alive. Is the skeleton man responsible for the disapperance of Molly's parents? Will Molly escape this frightening man, and find her parents? This is an awesome book filled with suspense and impossible to put down until you reach the very last page.

This book does a number of things very well. The story is tremendously creepy and scary which is something intermediate grade readers always enjoy. Molly is a great character. She is strong and resourceful and ultimately saves herself. She also does something very sensible, intelligent and believable in the context of the story. She TELLS a trusted teacher about her situation and concerns with her "uncle." Even better, the teacher believes her and tries to help. So often as a reader I wonder why a character doesn't just TELL someone they need help. The background of the Native American folktale is terrific. The final scenes are absolutely gripping.