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Furniss, Clare

The Year of the Rat

292 pp. | McElderry | November, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-2099-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2101-0
(3) YA After her mother dies in childbirth, fifteen-year-old Pearl feels alone and adrift, left with only her stepfather and baby sister Rose (dubbed the Rat). Her self-destructive behavior is kept in check by visions of her late mother. The nature of these visitations (is it a ghost or Pearl's imagination?) is vague, but regardless, the novel effectively portrays the complexities of grief.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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