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The Web
by Nette Hilton
Illustrator: Kerry Millard
Ages: 6+
Published: 2013
Publisher:
ISBN: 978-1-61067-087-6
Keywords: Aging, Death, Family Life, Elderly
Jenny is close to her great grandmother, Violet-Anne, and stays in her wonderful old house full of secrets until her parents decide Violet-Anne must go to a nursing home “to be safe.” Pen-and-ink illustrations.