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An Acquaintance with Darkness (Great Episodes)

by Ann Rinaldi

An Acquaintance with Darkness (Great Episodes) Cover

ISBN13: 9780152053871
ISBN10: 0152053875
Condition: Standard
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Fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush suspects that her uncle is involved in body snatching. Meanwhile, her best friend's family is accused of plotting to kill Abraham Lincoln, and Emily is left unsure of whom she can trust.

Includes a reader's guide.

Synopsis:

Sent to live with her uncle after her own mother's death, Emily realizes that the mother of her friend is one of John Wilkes Booth's accomplices in the assassination of President Lincoln.

About the Author

ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. She lives in central New Jersey.

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I loved! I have a hard finding good books for me to read because I am very impatiant. I would highly recommend these books. i got it the other day and I finished it within 1 day! I could not put it down!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780152053871
Author:
Rinaldi, Ann
Publisher:
Gulliver Books
Subject:
Historical - United States - 19th Century
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History
Subject:
Historical - United States - General
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Physicians
Subject:
History
Subject:
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Great Episodes
Publication Date:
March 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
374
Dimensions:
6.96x5.00x1.01 in. .55 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14

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