Bibliograph

The list of unspeakable fears, J. Kasper Kramer

Type

Label

The list of unspeakable fears, J. Kasper Kramer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 8 to 12, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The list of unspeakable fears

Oclc number

1228913214

Responsibility statement

J. Kasper Kramer

Summary

In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurably sick, Essie imagines all manner of horrors, including the ghost of a little girl--which might not be imaginary after all

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification