![]() Most importantly, this book is accessible to kids who read a lot of contemporary realistic stories, but it offers them much more than the usual problem novel because of its supernatural elements and its glimpse into the rich history of another part of the world.?Connie C. The easy, yet complex, relationship between Cristyn and her father is especially well drawn in contrast to Miranda's difficult relationship with her mother. ![]() The characters are well developed and the plot has plenty of twists to keep readers turning the pages. Interwoven into the ghost story are the issues and conflicts being worked out in both families. The children become involved in trying to make sense of strange happenings around the cottage?coins dropping out of the air, pieces being moved around on a Scrabble board, etc.?and are drawn into Welsh history and legend. Miranda is angry and hurt over her parents' divorce and her absent father's lack of attention. In spite of her misgivings, she feels an affinity for the centuries-old cottage they rent along with her father's colleague, Erica Dunham, and her two children, Miranda and Dennis. ![]() Even when he reveals that her mother, who died when she was three, was born in Wales and that her own name is Welsh, Cristyn doesn't want to face an entire summer away from home. ![]() Grade 5-9?Cristyn, 14, is horrified at the prospect of spending the summer in Wales while her professor father does research in medieval studies. ![]()
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