![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When her few friends are all adopted or re-homed and she’s left to face a volatile bully alone, her revenge will have a lasting effect on the bully, on Mary, and on Thornhill itself.Ģ017: Ella has just moved to a new town where she knows no one. It is a story that will haunt you long after you turn the last page.ġ982: Mary is a lonely orphan at the Thornhill Institute For Children at the very moment that it’s shutting its doors. Pam Smy uses a combination of diary entries and black and white illustrations to tell a spine-tingling tale of two girls connected across time. Thanks to Twitter I’ve discovered another author who also very effectively tells a story using these same techniques. His books make you think because you have to interpret the story from the illustrations. I love Brian Selznick’s books because of the way that he tells his story using the combination of text and wordless illustrations. ![]()
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