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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Fiction
"A little mystery was better than a lot of boring," thinks thirteen-year-old Evvy Hoffmeister when in May 1940 she is sent to Loon Lake Sanatorium to recover from tuberculosis. This philosophy takes Hayles's first novel far, making a perfect read for those not yet ready for Martha Brooks's emotionally dense Queen of Hearts (rev. 7/11). Although Evvy is at first horribly lonely in the sanatorium, her natural inquisitiveness gradually overcomes her fear and isolation, creating an evenly paced s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
In 1940, thirteen-year-old Evvy Hoffmeister is sent to Loon Lake Sanatorium to recover from tuberculosis. Evvy's natural inquis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
