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Long, Susan Hill

Whistle in the Dark

181 pp. | Holiday | August, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2839-7 $16.95
(2) 4-6 It's 1924, and thirteen-year-old Clem must quit school and join his father in the lead mines. Clem hates every moment underground, a feeling Long skillfully conveys by re-creating the claustrophobic setting. Clem befriends another outsider, Lindy; both want to escape their lives but are caught in desperate situations. The nicely integrated setting and strong main characters carry readers to another time and place.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2014

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