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Reviewed on December 1, 1993
Gr 5-7 In this novel set in 1953, Mary Brooke goes to live with her aunt in a small Michigan town after the death of her mother. Mary Brooke is intrigued by the house's closed-off turret and finds a forgotten doorway to the tower room, which becomes her refuge. She dreams of the day her father, whom she has never known, will come to take her away. She feels lonely around her aunt, who seems critical...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



