ISBN: 9781338317244
Editorial: Scholastic
Autor: Brown, India Hill
Año de edición: 2019
N° Páginas: 256
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Críticas NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens2020 ALSC Notable Children's BookThis ghost story gave me chill after chill. It will haunt you. -- R.L. Stine, author of GoosebumpsEngaging, entrancing, and altogether magic! A classic ghost tale that examines racism and segregation in a meaningful story that at its core is about love, friendship, and forgiveness. A beautiful debut. -- J. C. Cervantes, New York Times bestselling author of The Storm RunnerA harrowing yet empowering tale reminding us that the past is connected to the present, that every place and every person has a story, and that those stories deserve to be told. -- Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me TogetherScary and spooky and sad and important. I loved every moment of it! -- Ellen Oh, author of Spirit Hunters and founder of We Need Diverse BooksFrightening and mysterious. A new, creepy favorite. -- Dan Poblocki, author of Shadow House and The Ghost of GraylockStrong middle-grade characters who will undoubtedly be enjoyed by children and adults alike. The pacing of the plot will surely send a chill through the readers' spines as they follow Iris and her journey with the paranormal. [An] eerie read. -- BooklistBoth historically and culturally relevant, Brown's thoughtful ghost story explores the legacy of racism through segregation. -- Publishers WeeklyThe historical information about school desegregation, segregated cemeteries, and the Great Migration are welcome, unique additions. A ghostly tale with a historical twist. -- Kirkus ReviewsNAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens2020 ALSC Notable Children's BookThis ghost story gave me chill after chill. It will haunt you. -- R.L. Stine, author of GoosebumpsEngaging, entrancing, and altogether magic! A classic ghost tale that examines racism and segregation in a meaningful story that at its core is about love, friendship, and forgiveness. A beautiful debut. -- J. C. Cervantes, New York Times bestselling author of The Storm RunnerA harrowing yet empowering tale reminding us that the past is connected to the present, that every place and every person has a story, and that those stories deserve to be told. -- Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me TogetherScary and spooky and sad and important. I loved every moment of it! -- Ellen Oh, author of Spirit Hunters and founder of We Need Diverse BooksFrightening and mysterious. A new, creepy favorite. -- Dan Poblocki, author of Shadow House and The Ghost of GraylockStrong middle-grade characters who will undoubtedly be enjoyed by children and adults alike. The pacing of the plot will surely send a chill through the readers' spines as they follow Iris and her journey with the paranormal. [An] eerie read. -- BooklistBoth historically and culturally relevant, Brown's thoughtful ghost story explores the legacy of racism through segregation. -- Publishers WeeklyThe historical information about school desegregation, segregated cemeteries, and the Great Migration are welcome, unique additions. A ghostly tale with a historical twist. -- Kirkus Reviews On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris carefully makes a perfect snow angel -- only to find the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery Moore, right beneath her. Biografía del autor India Hill Brown graduated with a bachelor of arts in mass communication from Claflin University. She was born and raised in South Carolina and currently lives there with her husband and son. Her debut novel, The Forgotten Girl, was an NAACP Image Award nominee and an ALSC Notable Children's Book. She has worked for HBO, New York Magazine, and the University of South Carolina, and has written for publications such as Teen Vogue, Apartment Therapy, and Sesi Magazine. When she's not working on
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Brown, India Hill
- Editorial: Scholastic
- N° Paginas: 256
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
