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The clearing

Dorothy Reynolds Miller

1996119 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996Atheneum Books for Young People · 119 pages · ENGISBN 9780689809972
  • 1998Bantam Doubleday Books for Young Readers · ENGISBN 9780440414520

While spending the summer with her cousins in rural Pennsylvania, eleven-year-old Amanda becomes involved with a long-ago tragedy that has impacted the lives of many local residents.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesJustice
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