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Palace Beautiful

by Sarah DeFord Williams
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A secret room plus a hidden journal written during the Flu Pandemic of 1918 make for an emotional, magical middle-grade read.
When sisters Sadie and Zuzu move to Salt Lake City, they discover an old journal in a secret room in their new house. Along with their neighbor, Bella, the girls take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen who lived during the flu epidemic of 1918. They soon become wrapped up in Helen's tale, which ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives. Did Helen survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be watching them?
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 15, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781101186824
  • Release date: April 15, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101186824
  • File size: 351 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2010
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.4
Lexile® Measure:680
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:3

A secret room plus a hidden journal written during the Flu Pandemic of 1918 make for an emotional, magical middle-grade read.
When sisters Sadie and Zuzu move to Salt Lake City, they discover an old journal in a secret room in their new house. Along with their neighbor, Bella, the girls take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen who lived during the flu epidemic of 1918. They soon become wrapped up in Helen's tale, which ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu's lives. Did Helen survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be watching them?
A NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction