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In the Face of Danger

Name: In the Face of Danger
ISBN: 9780440227052

Mass Market Paperback – Illustrated, July 1, 1996

Joan Lowery Nixon

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

Reading lane: 19th-Century US YA

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

20th-Century U.S.19th-Century US YA Orphans & Foster Kids series

teens historical adventure family

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Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: July 1, 1996
Format: Paperback
Theme: 19th-Century US YA · Orphans & Foster Kids
Reading lane: 19th-Century US YA

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YA Survival Stories
YA Orphan & Foster Stories
19th-Century US YA

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