![]() She says, “I’ve visited many haunted homes in different countries. McGee has a history of visiting haunted houses. This is one novel every middle school and high school student should read. It is also a wonderful character study of two cousins who at first are at each other’s throats, but in time learn to depend on each other as they develop deep love and respect. ![]() Phillip leaves to fight for President Lincoln, as Jenn must contend with her “ill-mannered 12-year-old cousin, Annise Bouvoir, who could not even speak French like a proper lady.”Īnni’s Attic provides readers with an inside look at the atrocities of the Civil War through the eyes of a young teenage girl. Shortly after her mother’s death, Phillip takes Jenn away from their New Orleans home to live with his sister outside of Savannah, Georgia. Her father, Phillip Parkington is a Northern sympathizer. ![]() Written in the first person, the novel reveals the life of 11 year-old Jennine Parkington during the Civil War. ![]() Her first published novel was Anni’s Attic. She is also the author of the Cedar Creek Mystery series and co-author of the “Sing Out Loud” instructional singing books for children. Her novel, Anni’s Attic won the Young People’s Division of the International Peace Award. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and numerous Internet e-zines. ![]() She is an award-winning writer of YA novels and stories. Anne Loader McGee, an immigrant from New Zealand, is descended from a Maori princess. ![]()
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