As she says her good-byes, Theresa's friend Martin gives her two gifts: a package of postcards and a stone he calls the Gnome's Eye, which he says will "protect her from all things evil, living or dead." Theresa is convinced the stone has no power, but she still keeps it close as they travel on the crowded immigrant ship and when they settle into a rooming house on Kensington Avenue in Toronto.
At first Theresa is afraid of everything: the other tenants in the rooming house, the rat that lives in the kitchen, learning a new language. But as time goes by, Theresa's need for the Gnome's Eye fades, until she is finally able to give it to someone who needs it more than she does.
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Release date
April 1, 2010 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781554694747
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- ISBN: 9781554694747
- File size: 492 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4
- Lexile® Measure: 650
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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