The Plague [DAH; Gr.6-10]
On the day Nell's parents die and are taken away by the gravediggers, her life changes forever. Nell resembles Princess Joan and her father, King Edward III decides that 15-year-old Nell should serve as his daughter's body double. The princess’ brother, known as the Black Prince, carries out a treasonous plan that leaves the princess dead of the plague and Nell forced to take her place in a marriage to the Prince of Castile. Nell, brother George, and Henry, a soldier, try to escape the Black Prince but are ultimately captured and accused of treason. Their journey makes for an exciting story.
Tombstone Tea [DAH; ages 12+]
This story is an eerie communion with ghosts. After moving to Philadelphia, Jessie is so desperate to fit in that she accepts a dare to spend the night in a local graveyard. There, she meets ghostly Paul, a night watchman, who helps here find the graves from which she is required to get rubbings as proof of her successful completion of the dare. She meets spirits attracted to her life force and her ability to communicate with them. Drawn into a century-long family quarrel that is unsettling the cemetery residents, Jessie is asked to help banish a crazed and malevolent spirit once and for all. Dahme's storytelling is more about the journey than the destination and a suspenseful journey it was.
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