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The innocence of childhood, the unknown of adulthood, and the search for forgiveness . . . Emily Stewart is the girl who claims to stand between the living and the dead. During the quiet summer of 1925, she and her brother, Michael, are thirteen-year-old twins-privileged, precocious,... read more
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Summary edit
A brother and sister fool the local children and then some adults into believing they can contact the dead without contemplating the consequences. Mostly enthralling. However, there were a few strings left untied at the end cocerning some secrets the main character learns about her family.
Characters/People edit
- Michael: Add a description of this character.
- Emily
- Albert Dunne
- John
- Mrs. Nerova
- Mary
- Robert Ward
- Naomi Stewart
- Mr. Randall
- Stan Loewry
- Regina
- Mrs. Pomeroy
- Mr. Williams
- Donald Stewart
- Patrick
- Joanna
- Mr. Holt
- Mrs. Lattimore
- Addie
- Mama
- Jonathan Ward
- Ravenwood
- Rosa
- Miss Sophia
- Elaine
- Becky
First Sentence edit
The girl who would speak for the dead stood alone on the cobblestone drive after the rain.
Table of Contents edit
Part One
1. June 1925
2. Michael
3. Goblins
4. The Ghost of Regina Ward
5. Spirit Knocking
Part Two
6. Old Friends
7. The Astonishing Emily
8. Make-Believe
9. Quetzalcoatl
10. Ripples
Part Three
11. The Circle Opens
12. The Spirit of Lonely Places
13. Brushstrokes on Canvas
14. Personal Effects
15. Arcana
16. The Goos and the Grave
Part Four
17. That Which is Done
18. A Quality of Light
19. Balance
20. Astonished
21. Fragments
Part Five
22. Dorothy Allen's Wisdom and an Agreement
23. Hello, Unsuspecting Stranger
24. Patrick
25. Buried History
Part Six
26. Swimming with the Dead
27. The Valley of the Shadow
28. The Tea House
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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