{"product_id":"the-list-of-unspeakable-fears-hardcover","title":"The List of Unspeakable Fears - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Kasper Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War That Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"deliciously creepy\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) middle grade historical novel following an anxious young girl learning to face her fears--and her ghosts--against the backdrop of the typhoid epidemic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssie O'Neill is afraid of everything. She's afraid of cats and electric lights. She's afraid of the silver sick bell, a family heirloom that brings up frightening memories. Most of all, she's afraid of the red door in her nightmares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut soon Essie discovers so much more to fear. Her mother has remarried, and they must move from their dilapidated tenement in the Bronx to North Brother Island, a dreary place in the East River. That's where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurable sick, including the infamous Typhoid Mary. Essie knows the island is plagued with tragedy. Years ago, she watched in horror as the ship \u003ci\u003eGeneral Slocum\u003c\/i\u003e caught fire and sank near its shores, plummeting one thousand women and children to their deaths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, something on the island is haunting Essie. And the red door from her dreams has become a reality, just down the hall from her bedroom in her terrifying new house. Convinced her stepfather is up to no good, Essie investigates. Yet to uncover the truth, she will have to face her own painful history--and what lies behind the red door.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Kasper Kramer is the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Story That Cannot Be Told \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eThe List of Unspeakable Fears\u003c\/i\u003e. She's an author and English professor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She has a master's degree in creative writing and once upon a time lived in Japan, where she taught at an international school. When she's not curled up with a book, Kramer loves researching lost fairy tales, playing video games, and fostering kittens. Visit her at JKasperKramer.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e List of Unspeakable Fears\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767849058592,"sku":"9781534480742","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1df831f4ec3d4e30b87fbb4941d52765.webp?v=1780318771","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-list-of-unspeakable-fears-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}