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295 pp.
| Scholastic/Chicken House |
October, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-338-15747-5$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-338-15749-9
(2)
4-6
In 1919, twelve-year-old Hen's family moves to an English country house to recover from the recent death of Hen's brother. Then Hen meets a thin, ragged woman living in nearby Nightingale Wood. Might she be someone who understands Mama's incapacitating grief? Suspense and uncertainty build inexorably in this satisfying story; Hen's avid reading of fairy tales, Keats, and Victorian children's books enhances the narrative's rich literary texture.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2018