The list of unspeakable fears /
In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
[2021].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurably sick, Essie imagines all manner of horrors, including the ghost of a little girl, which might not be imaginary after all. |
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| Physical Description: | 273 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781534480742 1534480749 |