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In Mercury , Hope Larson weaves together history, romance, and magical realism in this graphic novel of how the past haunts a teenage girl's present.
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Publication Date: April 6, 2010
August 31, 5:15 PM, French Hill, Nova Scotia: A girl named Tara is running. She runs through her nice neighborhood and up a road to the burned ruins of what was once a beautiful house--her family's house.
August 31, 1859, French Hill, Nova Scotia: A... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Tara Fraser: 10th grader. Trying out for cross country.
- Lindsay Stephenson: 10th grader. Tara's cousin.
- Josephine Fraser: Girl in 1859. "Josey"
- Connie: Josey's friend.
- John: Connie's brother.
- Ray Stephenson: Tara's uncle
- Asa Curry: Australian prospector.
- Henry: Josey's brother.
- William Fraser: Josey's Father. "Bill"
- Kat Fraser: Tara's mother
- Dave: An ass
- Melanie: Dating Dave
- Clara Fraser: Josey's sister
- Jeff Pickett: Student. Mistakes Tara for a guy.
- Martha Fraser: Josey's mother
- Ben: On the cross country team. Asian. From Toronto.
- Janice Stephenson: Tara's aunt.
- Ceilidh: Student. Lost her keys under the bleachers.
- Julia: Student. Ceilidh's friend.
- Hariet: Awful girl
- Sheriff Drake: Local Sheriff
Quotes edit
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“Let it remind you that I, like all mothers, have a thousand eyes — and every one of them trained on you.”
Martha Fraser
Setting & Locations edit
French Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada
First Sentence edit
Our story takes place here, in the tiny Maratime province of Nova Scotia.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Hope Larson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781416935889
Page Count: 234
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781416935889
Page Count: 234
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 741.5973
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