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The Little Grey Girl

Celine Kiernan

Mup’s family has moved into the castle once ruled cruelly by her grandmother, while Mup’s mother struggles to earn the trust of Witch’s Hollow. Mup’s defeated grandmother sends an unending snowfall that weakens everyone’s magic. Inside the castle, a ghost girl’s drawings provoke uncontrollable weeping or furious rage. The ghost witnessed suffering in the castle dungeons and now hates Mup’s family. As the adults succumb to the spells, Mup and her friend Crow seek a way to stop her.

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Themes
Family · Fantasy And Magic · Friendship · Grief And Loss
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
September 3, 2019
ISBN-13
9781536215830
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2020Fiction for Children
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