Thicker Than Water
by Penelope Farmer
ISBN: 1564025195
ISBN-13: 9781564025197
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Set in England, this is the story of Becky who is shocked to discover that her mother has a twin sister. Becky learns about her mother's sister only after her aunt has died of a drug overdose. As a result, her son, Will, is coming to live with Becky and her family. As Will struggles to fit in with his new family, he becomes haunted by the ghost of a child who died in a nearby coal mine many years ago. Can Becky help Will put this ghost to rest? This story is told in alternating chapters by both Becky and Will.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Candlewick Pr
Published date: 1995
Size: 4.5 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.25 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Synopses
Both Will and his cousin Becky have some adjusting to do when he comes to live with her family after his mother's death, especially when the ghost of a child coal miner begins his insistent haunting of Will.
Publisher's Notes
Becky's tightly knit family is astonished when they discover that Becky's mother had a twin sister who has died, and when an orphaned cousin, Will, comes to live with the family, his increasingly withdrawn nature reveals a disturbing secret. Reprint. K. C. AB. SLJ.
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Thicker Than Water
Penelope Farmer
Candlewick. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Thicker Than Water
Farmer, Penelope
Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Candlewick Press, 1995. Mass market but closer to a trade paperback binding quality. Some cov scratches and edge wear;store sale sticker back cover;book bends a little due to poor storage;pages are generally nice but a couple have small dings;fine spine.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Second Hand Prose (United States)
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THICKER THAN WATER
Farmer, Penelope
Candlewick,, 1995. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine paperback. 205 pp. Pages clean and tight, appears unread. Slight wear to edges of cover and biro marks on back cover. Bookstore sticker on back cover. ( more information) Offered by OldCornerBooks.com [formerly Bethel Charkoudian Books] (United States)
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