The Haunting (Mahy novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Margaret Mahy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's supernatural fiction, ghost story |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent |
Publication date | August 1982 |
| Publication place | New Zealand |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 135 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-460-06097-X |
| OCLC | 476531256 |
| LC Class | PZ7.M2773 Hau |
The Haunting is a low fantasy novel for children written by Margaret Mahy of New Zealand and published in 1982, including a U.K. edition by J. M. Dent. Atheneum published the first U.S. edition in 1983.
Mahy won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.
The Haunting of Barney Palmer, a New Zealand movie based on the book, was released in 1987.