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The Foreshadowing

Marcus Sedgwick

2005192 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2005
first published
  • 2006Wendy Lamb Books · 293 pages · ENGISBN 9780385746465
  • 2008Laurel Leaf · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780553487855
  • 2005Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · 192 pagesISBN 9781842552193
  • 2006Wendy Lamb Books · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780385908818

Having always been able to know when someone is going to die, Alexandra poses as a nurse to go to France during World War I to locate her brother and to try to save him from the fate she has foreseen for him.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWarFamily

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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