The Green Man

By Michael Bedard

Book Overview

Teenaged O - never call her Ophelia - is about to spend the summer with her aunt Emily. Emily is a poet and the owner of an antiquarian book store, The Green Man . A proud, independent woman, Emily's been made frail by a heart attack. O will be a help to her. Just how crucial that help will be unfolds as O first tackles Emily's badly neglected home, then the chaotic shop. But soon she discovers that there are mysteries and long-buried dark forces that she cannot sweep away, though they threaten to awaken once more. At once an exploration of poetry, a story of family relationships, and an intriguing mystery, The Green Man is Michael Bedard at his finest .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770492852
• ISBN13: 9781770492851
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher