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230 pp.
| Random |
January, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-375-86917-4$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-96917-1$19.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-375-89999-7
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4-6
In 1987, twelve-year-old Annie visits her estranged grandmother, Molly, on her deathbed and somehow time travels to 1937 to meet her as a sickly child. In homage to The Secret Garden (referenced explicitly in the text), Annie gives young Molly the courage to explore the outside world. Despite good one-liners and lots of sneaking out, didacticism dissipates the story's tension.