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Winning Year: 2003 Original Publisher:
Bloomsbury Children's Books |
![]() This is a moving and unforgettable story of life in the Adirondack Mountains, in upstate New York at the turn of the 20th Century. The central character, Mattie, struggles to choose between family duty and her burning desire for education and a better life. Her story is cleverly interwoven with a murder mystery which unfolds after the mysterious death of a woman guest at the hotel where Mattie works. This captivating novel is beautifully structured and perfectly captures the mood of time and place with many varied and vivid characters. |
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Jennifer Donnelly lives in Brooklyn with her husband, baby daughter and two greyhounds. She grew up in New York State, in Lewis and Westchester counties. As a child, she loved to write and often inflicted really dreadful poems and stories on her family and friends. She loved to read, too, and the high point of her grade-school week was a Saturday trip to the library. It still is.
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Beautiful and moving book, all the parts of the intriguing story woven together cleverly. I could relate to the character Mattie and every page held me on the edge of my seat. Amazing. |
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