One for Sorrow
by Mary Downing Hahn
Taste attributes: horrorfamilyhistoricaldramaheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age
Boxlist takeEmotional and heightened: a heavy horror novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
Against the ominous backdrop of the influenza epidemic of 1918, Annie, a new girl at school, is claimed as best friend by Elsie, a classmate who is a tattletale, a liar, and a thief. Soon Annie makes other friends and finds herself joining them in teasing and tormenting Elsie. Elsie dies from influenza, but then she returns to reclaim Annie's friendship and punish all the girls who bullied her.
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- Author
- Mary Downing Hahn
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 307
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- Open Library
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