Ophie’s Ghosts
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland, published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2022, is a middle-grade novel that introduces readers to Ophelia Harrison, a young girl navigating the challenges of her new life in Pittsburgh after a tragic event in her past. This edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds as Ophie discovers her ability to see ghosts, leading her to confront the haunting memories and prejudices embedded in Daffodil Manor, where she works as a maid alongside her mother.
In this narrative, Ophie’s journey is intertwined with the spirits of the manor, each carrying their own stories of love, loss, and injustice. As she forms a connection with one particular ghost, Ophie grapples with the complexities of helping those who have been wronged while uncovering the deeper secrets of her new home. The book explores themes of historical context and personal growth, set against the backdrop of the 19th to 21st centuries, and delves into the experiences of African American individuals in a historical setting.
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Winner of the 2001 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie.
Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November 1922, and the cruel act that took her home and her father from her. Which was the same night that Ophie learned she can see ghosts.
Now Ophie and her mother are living in Pittsburgh with relatives they barely know. In the hopes of earning enough money to get their own place, Mama has gotten Ophie a job as a maid in the same old manor house where she works.
Daffodil Manor, like the wealthy Caruthers family who owns it, is haunted by memories and prejudices of the past–and, as Ophie discovers, ghosts as well. Ghosts who have their own loves and hatreds and desires, ghosts who have wronged others and ghosts who have themselves been wronged. And as Ophie forms a friendship with one spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, she wonders if she might be able to help–even as she comes to realize that Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for.
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