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299 pages ; 22 cm |
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"Kat Van Tassel wants nothing to do with Sleepy Hollow's ghostly history. But when her mother gives her the original Katrina van Tassel's diary on the two-hundredth anniversary of the Headless Horseman's haunting, a new legend begins to take shape, weaving together the past and the present in eerie ways. When a new girl in town opens Kat's eyes to the possibility that ghosts are real, it makes her question who she truly wants to be...and be with. Can Kat uncover a two-hundred-year-old secret, and trace its shocking reverberations in her own life, in time to protect what she truly loves?"-- Amazon.com |
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The two-hundredth anniversary of the Headless Horseman's legendary haunting of Sleepy Hollow is approaching, but Kat van Tassel wants nothing to do with the town's superstitious celebrations. As a descendant of the original Katrina van Tassel, Kat knows she's expected to fulfill her ancestor's legacy by someday marrying her longtime boyfriend and running the prestigious family estate. But Kat dreams of a life outside Sleepy Hollow. Then Kat meets Isadora, a new girl in town who challenges Kat to reexamine those expectations, opens her eyes to the possibility that ghosts are real, and makes her question who she truly wants to be . . . and be with. When Kat is given the original Katrina's diary, a new legend begins to take shape, one that weaves together the past and the present in eerie ways. Can Kat uncover a two-hundred-year-old secret, and trace its shocking reverberations in her own life, in time to protect what she truly loves? |
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Headless Horseman (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sleepy Hollow (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sexual orientation -- Juvenile fiction.
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Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.
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Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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Bildungsromans.
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Paranormal fiction.
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Ghost stories.
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Horror fiction.
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Lesbian fiction.
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Teen fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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| Added Author |
Based upon: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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| ISBN |
9781368054614 |
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1368054617 |
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