![]() ![]() ![]() She discovers that her afterlife doesn’t have to be spent wandering Chicago’s streets, trapped in an endless loop. Over time, Pearl meets other spirits and begins to unburden herself of the secrets that keep her locked in the mortal realm. Frankie must also weather the loss of her first love, who enlists in the Army at the height of war. Pearl watches as Frankie endures both harsh treatment by the nuns and the heartbreak of her father’s remarriage and subsequent move to Colorado without her. Pearl, who narrates, died in 1918 and haunts the Chicago orphanage where Frankie is abandoned by her father, a poor shoemaker. In Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All, Printz Medal-winner Laura Ruby weaves a heart-wrenching story about loss and familial bonds as two girls, an orphan and a ghost, struggle to make their way during the early 1940s. ![]()
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