The Burnhope wheel

By Gates, Susan M.

Publishers Summary:
After finding old photographs of miners and a gigantic water wheel, both involving the abandoned lead mines near her English village, fifteen-year-old Ellen is obsessed with dreams and mental images tempting her to reenact a tragedy from century ago.

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ISBN
978-0-82340-767-5
Publisher
New York : Holiday House, 1989.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 1989

Gr 6-8 The Burnhope Wheel is reminiscent of William Sleator's Into the Dream (Dutton, 1979), but in this case Ellen and Dave, who are dreaming the same dream, don't know what roles are intended for them in that dream. Their adventure begins when a bus, mysteriously appearing to be waiting for Ellen, first takes her to the old Burnhope lead mine, which has a mesmerizing attraction for her. When she later sees an antique photograph of two miners...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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