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Thirteen-year-old Lila spends a summer with her family on the historic Laurel Oaks Plantation in Louisiana. Locals whisper that the estate is one of America’s most haunted places. While exploring the grounds, Lila encounters a restless spirit: a ghost of a slave girl who was unjustly convicted of murder. The story is inspired by the author’s visit to Louisiana’s Myrtles Plantation and weaves together themes of slavery, plantation life, and supernatural mystery as Lila seeks to uncover the truth behind the haunting.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Lois Ruby
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