Hannah by Kathryn Lasky

Lasky, Kathryn Daughters of the Sea: Hannah, 310 pgs. Scholastic Press 2009. Language- PG (5 swears no"f") Sexual Content- G Violence- PG

Hannah is an orphan in Boston around the turn of the century. At the age of 15, she is kicked out of the orphanage and assigned to a job, in Kansas! The farther and farther from the ocean she is, the sicker she gets and her skin begins to flake off into little crystals. She is sent back to Boston where she gets a job as a household maid in a very weathly family's home. Hannah knows that something about her is different, and that she is changing. While things are getting crazier and more mysterious, she feels that the only person who has any idea what is going on with her is the painter who is only a guest in the home where she works. Everything begins to escalade and Hannah has some serious decisions to make! This book is pretty good, slow at times and a little "out there" but for the most part, it's a good book. ADVISABLE to Upper EL. Student Reviewer: EM