| Description |
1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; 1 A Year the Devil Designed; 2 Aunt Eva and the Spirits; 3 Mr. Muse; 4 The Mysterious Island; 5 A Transparent Figure; 6 The Buzz of Electricity; 7 Death; 8 The Expert; 9 Blue Smoke and Whispers; 10 The Butterfly and the Lightning Bolt; 11 Phantom; 12 Come Talk to the Spirits; 13 Ugly Things; 14 Stay Safe; 15 The Weight of Souls; 16 Of Rats and Crows; 17 Keep your Nightmares to Yourself; 18 The Pirate King; 19 A Bloodstained Sky; 20 Paul Spitz; 21 The Compass Phenomenon; 22 Living and Breathing; 23 The Cage; 24 Discoveries; 25 Cousin Gracie. |
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26 Soldier's Heart27 The Darkest Hours; 28 Stephen's Room; 29 Death, Again; 30 I Do Lose Ink; 31 Mary Shelley Black; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; About the Author. |
| Summary |
In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns. |
| Audience |
HL 800 Lexile. |
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HL800L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.3 13 164373 |
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Accelerated Reader UG 5.3 13 164373 |
| Summary |
In San Diego in 1918, as influenza and World War I take their toll, Mary Shelley Black watches mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919) |
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World War (1914-1918) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Juvenile fiction.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Spiritualism -- Fiction.
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Ghosts -- Fiction.
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Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Fiction.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
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Spiritualism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Ghost stories.
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Ghost stories. |
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Spiritualism. |
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San Diego (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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San Diego (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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California -- San Diego. |
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Electronic books. |
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Fiction.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Ghost stories.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Winters, Cat. In the shadow of blackbirds New York : Amulet Books, c2013 9781419705304 (DLC) 2012039262 (OCoLC)808215980 |
| ISBN |
9781613124598 : $8.06 |
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1613124597 : $8.06 |
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