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Maggie, a thin and pale twelve‑year‑old, has been expelled from several boarding schools, where she was labeled an impossible, rebellious troublemaker. Her new home, an enormous stone house owned by her great‑aunts, seems almost a boarding school itself, yet they welcome her when no other relatives are left. Inside the house, behind a closet door and within the attic walls, Maggie encounters faint whispers and beckoning voices. These sounds lead her to a form of magic that, for the first time, allows her to experience love and be loved.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Sylvia Cassedy
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