Thornhill by Pam Smy6/6/2023 ![]() This did not affect my opinion of the book or my review itself.The words tell the story of Mary, an orphan who lived in Thornhill as a ward of the state before it was shut down. ![]() I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Told in alternating, interwoven plotlines-Mary’s through intimate diary entries and Ella’s in bold, striking art-Pam Smy’s Thornhill is a haunting exploration of human connection, filled with suspense.Ī New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids ![]() ![]() Determined to befriend the girl and solidify the link between them, Ella resolves to unravel Thornhill's shadowy past. From her room on the top floor of her new home, she has a perfect view of the dilapidated, abandoned Thornhill Institute across the way, where she glimpses a girl in the window. ![]() When her few friends are all adopted or re-homed and she’s left to face a volatile bully alone, her revenge will have a lasting effect on the bully, on Mary, and on Thornhill itself.Ģ017: Ella has just moved to a new town where she knows no one. Parallel stories set in different times, one told in prose and one in pictures, converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned Thornhill Institute next door.ġ982: Mary is a lonely orphan at the Thornhill Institute For Children at the very moment that it's shutting its doors. ![]()
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