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The Foreshadowing
By Sedgwick, Marcus
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38574-646-5 978-0-38590-881-8
- Publisher
- Lamb Random
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2006
Gr 8-Up This is a coherent and well-developed historical novel that, despite elements of the paranormal, paints a very real picture of the era. Seventeen-year-old Alexandra has foreseen the death of others since she was a child, but no one believes her or wants to talk about her uncanny ability. As World War I breaks out, she is tormented by almost daily visions, nightmares, and premon...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
It is autumn 1915, and Alexandra "Sasha" Fox, a well-to-do British seventeen-year-old cursed with the ability to foresee imminent deaths, worries for her older brothers (Edgar, a soldier, and Thomas, a doctor-in-training who enlists after Edgar's death) and chafes at the restrictions that render her unable to help them. Though she manages to overcome her repressive father's objections to her becoming a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
