Jane-Emily - Softcover

Clapp, Patricia

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ISBN 10: 0688045928 ISBN 13: 9780688045920

Publisher: Beech Tree Books, 1993

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While spending the summer in an old Massachusetts house, an eighteen-year-old girl and her niece become increasingly aware of the presence of a spirit that seems determined to harm them

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About the Author:

Patricia Clapp was born in Boston and attended the Columbia University School of Journalism. Her first novel, Constance: A Story of Early Plymouth, was a runner-up for the 1969 National Book Award for Children's Literature. Her other books include, I'm Deborah Sampson, King of the Dollhouse, Dr. Elizabeth, and Jane-Emily. She describes herself as primarily "a theatre person"; she has worked with her community theatre for over forty years and still writes and directs plays for children. The grandmother of ten and great-grandmother of one, Ms. Clapp lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.

Synopsis:

The classic supernatural novel and adored fan favourite, now back in print after 30 years. Beloved by readers for over 30 years, "Jane-Emily" is the story of young Jane, a nine-year-old orphan spending the summer with her Aunt Louisa and grandmother in an old New England house. But it seems that the spirit of another girl who lived in the house, Emily, has not quite departed, and Louisa finds that she must do something drastic before she loses Jane forever.

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