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Tara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their
… More »Tara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their property for gold.
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Imprint:
New York - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages:
234
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9781416935858, 1416935851, 9781416935889, 1416935886
Language:
English
Awards & Distinctions:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Statement of responsibility:
Hope Larson
Characteristics:
234 p. :,chiefly ill. ;,21 cm
Author (Original Script):
Larson, Hope
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Add a CommentI've been a fan of Hope's art since before she started writing long-form comics. Mercury is the first book in which the quality of her writing was up to par with the quality of her art. She sets a wonderfully creepy mood and the book turns into quite the page turner. I didn't mean to read it all in one night, but it was worth the lost sleep!
I throughly enjoyed this book. It was recommended to me by one of the teen librarians at Milner and I read it on my lunch break. The drawings in it are really great and I loved that it is set in Nova Scotia (which is where I'm from originally) The symbolism gets a little heavy towards the end and the little footnotes about what Tim Horton's is (for the American audiences) is a little wearing but it's very entertaining and the plot keeps you interested. I would recommend it for a teacher who is looking for a new novel study book for her class. It's a graphic novel, Canadian content and enough symbolism to bring up lots of questions.