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In the Face of Danger by Joan Lowery Nixon

In the Face of Danger

Mass Market Paperback – Illustrated, July 1, 1996

Joan Lowery Nixon

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · July 1, 1996

Shy Megan Kelly cannot forget the day a gypsy read her palm announcing to all that she would bring trouble to those around her.

19th-Century US YAYA Orphan & Foster Storiesseriesteens
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Who it’s for
A palm-reading prediction gives fear and superstition an intimate, unsettling hold.
Themes
Fear, Loneliness, Superstition
Genres
19th-Century US YA, YA Orphan & Foster Stories

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About this book

Shy Megan Kelly cannot forget the day a gypsy read her palm announcing to all that she would bring trouble to those around her. Afterward, trouble does follow her, until she takes the necessary steps to free herself from the burdens of fear, loneliness, and superstition

Fear’s Long Shadow

A palm-reading prediction gives fear and superstition an intimate, unsettling hold.

Come here for

  • A shy protagonist facing the weight of a frightening prediction

Expect

  • Fear, loneliness, and superstition as burdens to overcome

Where it sits

19th-Century US YA90%
YA Orphan & Foster Stories53%

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Publisher categories

  • YA Survival Stories
  • YA Orphan & Foster Stories
  • 19th-Century US YA
Authors
Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
July 1, 1996
Format
Paperback
Theme
Fear · Loneliness · Superstition
Reading lane
YA Survival Stories