An Acquaintance with Darkness

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Summary: WOW!
Review: This book taught me a lot. Grave robbing seemed like a terrible crime to me at the beginning of this story, but by the end Rinaldi had made me stop to consider it again. Even if something is illegal, if it is being done for the benifit of others is it really all that bad? Emily realizes this as well--what she has to deal with is not nearly so terrible as what her friend Annie has to deal with. Emily learns a bunch and matures quite a bit in this book but after all her experiences she "wishes she was Miss Muffet again". I think I can understand that. This book was quite a thriller and gave me shivers a few times--it wasn't a bit what I was expecting. Historical tidbits are present as well and they made the book very interesting. I'd definately recommend this book to historical fiction fans who want a little something out of the ordinary.

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Summary: An Acquaitance With Darkness Review
Review: I loved An Aquaintance With Darkness! It was one of those books that when most of the mysteries have been solved another mystery pops up. One of the things I liked about it was that it is a historical novel, but not one of those historical novels that were too educacating. It was spooky and mysterious. The book was so well writen you'd actully think you were living in the time after the Cival War. I hope many people will read and enjoy this book.

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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read! The suspense is incredible, and you will be interested until the last page. You truly feel like you are living in Washington, D.C. during the Civil War. I highly recommend this book!

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Summary: Acquaintance Brings History to life !
Review: I recently had to read An Aqaintance ith darkness for a book report. When i was assigned the book i was not happy to have to read a boring cival war book. An Aquaintance must have been anything but boring. Emily Bransby Pigbush, a 14 year old girl lives in Washington D.C. until her mother dies. she is then sent to live with her Rich Uncle instead of her best friend. It turn out her Uncle who is a Doctor, gets people to body snatch people straight from the grave. The whole thing turns out all right. this is a great book to read if you are a fan of cival war hitory. I enjoyed every moment!

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Summary: Ann Rinaldi: A great Author
Review: An Acquaintance With Darkness is a thirlling, exciting and forshadowing book.Ann Rinaldi really makes this historical fiction novel, fun and exciting to read.We really enjoyed reading the book, we also recommend it to all students.

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Summary: An Acquaintance With Darkness
Review: Hello! In am reading this story for a 6th grade class book. When I first picked it up I thought our teacher made a terribele mistake in the pick. But after reading the first couple chapters it really started to make me wonder! I don't know why, but this seems like a historical time that I want to learn more about! This story is great the way it is written in 1st person! I think that authors should write in 1st person more often, because in many stories just like this one it brings you into the story and you feel like your the main character! This is a great story and I think you should read it!

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Summary: I could not put it down!
Review: Wow! Ann Rinaldi has done it again! This was a wonderful book, not only because Ann Rinaldi wrote it but because the characters seemed to come alive. The author made it seem like you were in the book by her wonderful descriptions and development of characters. Also, she researches her topics so well it is obvious she knows her what she is writing about, which adds to the authenticity of the book. The plot is also very engrossing and suspenseful which makes for a very good book. I found myself very mad when the book ended,though, because I was not ready for it to be over.

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Summary: An Acquaintance With Darkness
Review: This takes place around the Lincoln assisination and involves the stealing of bodies for medical purposes. The book was suprisingly predictable, which made me frustrated with Emily and her inability to see what was going on. A very good historical book, but contains no illustrations. I would recommend this one to students from the 6th grade up.

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Summary: A Book you just can't put down!
Review: This book was one of Ann Ranildi's best. It is very emotinal, a some points I was so mad at the girl and a some points I was afraid. The book weaves 2 problums into one so ther's always something you have to look out for, and you don't know what charater to trust. The book takes a historal moment know one will forget and turns it into a book in the eyes of a 14 year old girl, who has no family left but her uncle that betrays her.

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Summary: Great Book for a book report
Review: I picked this book for my history book report and at first I didn't think I'de like it, but once I read the first page, I feel in love with it. What made me really like it though was that so much of it is true.