Palace Beautiful |
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| Authors: | Williams, Sarah DeFord |
| Lexile: | 680, |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | JUV013000, JUV016150, JUV015020 |
| ISBN: | 9781101186824, Related ISBNs: 0142417459, 0399252983, 1101186828, 9780142417454, 9780399252983 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 240, |
| Audience: | Children/juvenile |
Synopsis: A secret room plus a hidden journal written during the Flu Pandemic of 1918 make for an emotional, magical middle-grade read.
When sisters Sadie and Zuzu move to Salt Lake City, they discover an old journal in a secret room in their new house. Along with their neighbor, Bella, the girls take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen who lived during the flu epidemic of 1918. They soon become wrapped up in Helen's tale, which ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives. Did Helen survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be watching them?
A NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
When sisters Sadie and Zuzu move to Salt Lake City, they discover an old journal in a secret room in their new house. Along with their neighbor, Bella, the girls take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen who lived during the flu epidemic of 1918. They soon become wrapped up in Helen's tale, which ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives. Did Helen survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be watching them?
A NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
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