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In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy parents. Polly is a down-to-earth dreamer with a wild imagination and an obsession with ghosts; Rose is a quiet, ethereal waif with a sharp tongue. Despite their differences, both girls spend their days feeling invisible and seek solace in books and the cozy confines of their respective attics. But soon they discover they aren't alone--they're actually neighbors, sharing a wall. They develop an unlikely friendship, and Polly is ecstatic to learn that Rose can actually see and talk to ghosts. Maybe she will finally see one too! But is there more to Rose than it seems? Why does no one ever talk to her? And why does she look so... ghostly? When the girls find a tombstone with Rose's name on it in the cemetery and encounter an angry spirit in her house who seems intent on hurting Polly, they have to unravel the mystery of Rose and her strange family... before it's too late.
In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by...
In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy parents. Polly is a down-to-earth dreamer with a wild imagination and an obsession with ghosts; Rose is a quiet, ethereal waif with a sharp tongue. Despite their differences, both girls spend their days feeling invisible and seek solace in books and the cozy confines of their respective attics. But soon they discover they aren't alone--they're actually neighbors, sharing a wall. They develop an unlikely friendship, and Polly is ecstatic to learn that Rose can actually see and talk to ghosts. Maybe she will finally see one too! But is there more to Rose than it seems? Why does no one ever talk to her? And why does she look so... ghostly? When the girls find a tombstone with Rose's name on it in the cemetery and encounter an angry spirit in her house who seems intent on hurting Polly, they have to unravel the mystery of Rose and her strange family... before it's too late.
Advance Praise
“Spooky
tension, friendship and compassion permeate this exquisitely plotted
middle-grade ghost story … the story structure weaves its way in and
out—riveting and tumbling with tension but never obvious, leaving the readers
wondering if anything is really as it seems. …readers will seesaw between
chills and snorts of laughter. When Cotter delivers the final twist, it is a
denouement that becomes a springboard for greater revelations that lead to even
greater reader satisfaction. Middle-grade storytelling at its very
best—extraordinary.” – Starred Review, Kirkus
Reviews
“Spooky tension, friendship and compassion permeate this exquisitely plotted middle-grade ghost story … the story structure weaves its way in and out—riveting and tumbling with tension but never...
“Spooky
tension, friendship and compassion permeate this exquisitely plotted
middle-grade ghost story … the story structure weaves its way in and
out—riveting and tumbling with tension but never obvious, leaving the readers
wondering if anything is really as it seems. …readers will seesaw between
chills and snorts of laughter. When Cotter delivers the final twist, it is a
denouement that becomes a springboard for greater revelations that lead to even
greater reader satisfaction. Middle-grade storytelling at its very
best—extraordinary.” – Starred Review, Kirkus
Reviews
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