Texting the Underworld
By Darienne Stewart,
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Thoughtful, funny ghost story has haunting effect.
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- Families can talk about the religious and mythological figures converging in the Other Land. What do you think of the way the author reconciles these diverse beliefs about death, and what happens after death?
- Even the beings supervising the activities in the Other Land don't understand life and death and seek to understand it better. Why do you think the author chose to make these characters fallible, like humans, rather than all-knowing and understanding?
- Conor's cell phone fascinates the denizens of the underworld. Do you like the way technology is woven into the ancient systems of the Other Land?
Book Details
- Author: Ellen Booraem
- Genre: Fantasy
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy , Adventures , Brothers and Sisters
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Dial Books
- Publication date: August 15, 2013
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 10 - 14
- Number of pages: 320
- Available on: Nook, Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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