Flower
Thirteen-year-old Katie is an unwilling summer guest in the Victorian home of her Halifax grandparents. All she wants to do is stay in her attic bedroom and brood. Disgruntled over her new... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0887767109
ISBN13:9780887767104
Release Date:March 2005
Publisher:Tundra Books (NY)
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 7.2"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
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Flower
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Katie is having trouble adjusting to changes in her life, such as her father's remarriage after the death of her mother and her stepmother's pregnancy. She sees a girl's ghost while visiting her grandparents and learns that the ghost(named Lily) was a Home Child who lived in an orphanage and was eventually shipped to Canada, where she served an abusive woman. Katie learns that she and Lily have something in common: they both lost their mothers at a young age. Katie also learns about her heritage, and her ghostly encounters help her adjust to the changes in her life. Although it starts out a little slowly, this novel gets interesting once Katie discovers her relationship to Lily. I also like how the story takes place today. This book taught me that children in British orphanages, called Home Children, were shipped to Canada in the 19'th century and that there are both similarities and differences in how people live today and how they lived in the past.
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