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In 1896, seventeen-year-old Willie Hammond steals her classmate's identity and becomes a teacher at the Cherokee National Female Seminary. She's housed in the room of a student who died under mysterious circumstances and who appears to be returning as a ghost. The mystery is nicely played out, and the romance element is deliciously restrained. An author's note reveals more about the seminary.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
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November, 2011