India Hill Brown
Auteur van The Forgotten Girl
Werken van India Hill Brown
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- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
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- North Carolina, USA
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- 3
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- Populariteit
- #51,208
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- 4.0
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- 11
- ISBNs
- 22
Plot Summary: Celeste is embarrased that she failed swim lessons, even if her swim instructor was awful. Her parents declare Celeste, her brother Owen, and their cousins will all spend the week at their grandparents lake house. Celeste isn't excited -- she is scared of the lake! Once they all settle in, Celeste gets even more scared. She swears she sees the attic light on, even after her grandfather takes her up there to show her it doesn't have a lightbulb. She thinks she sees and hears other things, too. Could it be the ghost of her great-aunt? Why does it seem like this ghost is pushing her cousin down the stairs? What is the ghost trying to do?
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Celeste - wants to speak up and use her voice when someone else at the pool accuses her and her grandfather do not belong there (because they are black)
Owen - older brother, gets along really well with Celeste usually
Capri - has an attitude
Daisy - younger cousin, dresses in an old-fashioned way
Grandpa - takes Celeste swimming in the pool for their community and is an excellent, patient teacher
Grandma -
Recurring Themes: swimming, Black history, American history, family, confidence, learning a new skill, teaching, racism
Controversial Issues: none (Black history)
Personal Thoughts: I usually despise scary books so I had to read this one during lunchtime. The suspense built nicely through the writing; the author showed us instead of told us. I was glad I read this to gain more information about black history. I don't think there were any big surprises in terms of the plot but it was well done. The part about how Celeste can use her voice is a little preachy however.
Genre: horror
Pacing: fast
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