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Strange star

Emma Carroll

2016230 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2016
first published
  • 2016Faber & Faber, Incorporated · 307 pages · ENGISBN 9780571317653
  • 2018Delacorte Press · 230 pages · ENGISBN 9780399556050
  • 2018Delacorte Books for Young Readers · 240 pagesISBN 9780399556067

One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byron. After dinner is served, they challenge each other to tell ghost stories that will freeze the blood. But one of the guests Mary Shelley is stuck for a story to share. Then there s an unexpected knock at the front door. Collapsed on the doorstep is a girl with strange scars on her face. She has traveled a long way with her own tale to tell, and now they all must listen.

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Written forMiddle grade
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