6/12/2023 0 Comments My aunt came back by pat cummingsPlowing doggedly through another typical day, he sets out to meet some classmates for a group assignment when he sees the ghost of a small boy in the basement of the New York Public Library. Although his loving aunt has opened her heart and home to him, his grief is an overwhelming thing that makes even the smallest joys difficult to accept. His parents were killed in a devastating car accident from which he barely survived. Trace Carter is a young teen struggling to hold himself together in a new school, new town, and new life. Author Pat Cummings has a gift for making readers care deeply for the young people she writes about, and that gift is what keeps the pages turning. Trace, both the book and the main character who shares its name, are emotional and endearing and achingly smart. But don’t mistake an absence of horror or suspense for lack of compelling narrative. It is a muted novel, as much about the struggle of adapting to a new family situation as it is about a young ghost in the New York Public Library. Trace by Pat Cummings is exactly that, a ghost story that combines an unfolding historical mystery with a heartfelt coming-of-age tale. Sometimes, readers want a gentle story with big-hearted characters that manages to convey powerful drama in a subtle plot.
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