Bibliograph

Madapple, Christina Meldrum

Type

Label

Madapple, Christina Meldrum

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-410)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

670L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Madapple

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

237449292

Responsibility statement

Christina Meldrum

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 4.8, 13, 122346.

Summary

The haunting tale of one exceptionally disturbed family unfolds in this gripping page-turner. Locked away from the world behind heavy drapes in a house with no mirrors, Aslaug Hellig grew up with her intelligent and overbearing mother Maren, who had told her that she was the product of immaculate conception. Though extremely knowledgeable about the local flora and other bookish pursuits, Aslaug is veritably clueless in social situations. When Maren dies suddenly, Aslaug's world shatters. Alone and frightened, she goes to stay with her estranged aunt and cousins until their suspicious demise. As the narrative moves between her trial for murder in the present and the past that led up to it, the Helligs' shocking truth is slowly revealed

Target audience

adolescent

Classification