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Publication
Philomel (2005), Hardcover, 256 pages
Description
Twelve-year-old Olivia Kidney and her father move into a Manhattan brownstone that has a lagoon in the living room, hosts visiting strangers in the middle of the night, and is mysteriously close to the spirit world.
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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Not sure why I'm reading all three of these. I guess because they're so creative - not quite anything else I've read. They certainly don't condescend to children, but rather have appeal to readers of all ages. Lots of ideas and relatively rich characters and humor and thoughtfulness all compactly
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presented. A little creepy for my personal preference, but certainly nothing most kids age 9 and up can't handle. Also, I might personally might rather give it 3.5 stars, but since the option is 3 or 4 and it's certainly better than a 3, well, it gets a 4. Ok. Show Less
LibraryThing member fingerpost
There are some truly delightful moments in this book, usually when Olivia has encounters with the highly eccentric adults she tends to meet, most of whom seem to have stepped out of Roald Dahl novels. The humor is Dahl-like. But the overall story isn't as successful as those moments. The parts are
Olivia can see and communicate with ghosts. In this volume, she gets lured into an "Exit Academy" which trains people who are about to die, how to die, while they are still alive and dreaming. It's confusing, and doesn't hold up well to theological or philosophical scrutiny, which I suppose the reader isn't really intended to give it anyway.
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better than the whole.Olivia can see and communicate with ghosts. In this volume, she gets lured into an "Exit Academy" which trains people who are about to die, how to die, while they are still alive and dreaming. It's confusing, and doesn't hold up well to theological or philosophical scrutiny, which I suppose the reader isn't really intended to give it anyway.
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Awards
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Middle School — 2006)
Physical description
256 p.; 8.54 inches
ISBN
0399241620 / 9780399241628