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Laddar... Something Upstairs (1988)av Avi
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. A surprisingly effective haunted mystery for the middle grade set. Kenny doesn't like having to move across the country to Providence, RI. He doesn't like the idea of a summer without friends. He doesn't like the creepy old house his parents have bought, even if he does have the whole attic for his room. There's also the problem of the ghost. At night he hear's a noise in a closet. Hands emerge from the floor and eventually the form of a young black boy appears. The boy is seeking something and has a terrible wound in his back. Kenny's search for answers lead him to the library and the historical society and a story of a two-hundred year old murder of a boy in his house. A boy who was a slave. Is it possible for Kenny to do something about this crime? This was not what I was expecting, but I really liked it. Avi only gets docked points by wasting reader's time with a "this is a true story from one of my fans" schtick. Clocking in at just over a hundred pages, Avi succeeds in creating a creppy atmosphere and a realistic picture of the time period, but also addresses race and white privilege that is so relevant to today. This book is a cross between historical fiction, fantasy, and mystery. The book follows the story of Kenny who recently moved to Providence, Rhode Island. Kenny's family moved into a large old house that is haunted by the ghost of a former slave. Each night, the ghost visits Kenny. After initially being scared of the ghost, Kenny befriends the ghost and begins to research the ghost's death. From there Kenny learns information about the slave trade and learns of the role of slave owners in Providence's history. This book is written at approximately a grade 5 reading level. While there are ghosts and murders mentioned in the story, Avi includes them in such a way that they are appropriate for 9-11 year olds. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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FROM AMAZON: When 12-year-old Kenny Huldorf moves to Providence, Rhode Island, he soon discovers that his attic bedroom is haunted by the ghost of a teenage slave named Caleb. Before long, Caleb summons Kenny back in time, where Kenny finds himself entangled in Caleb's murder and deeply troubled by the century-old injustice. Ultimately, it is up to Kenny to solve Caleb's murder or remain forever trapped in history. Part ghost story, part social commentary, this thought-provoking, hair-raising page turner from master tale spinner, Avi, is a perfect chilling summer read! ( )