Sylvia Cassedy's Behind The Attic Wall

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Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy is a novel told in third person point of view about a bratty, misunderstood orphan protagonist named Maggie who had been hopping from home to home, then goes through the conflict of living with her two overly prim and proper great-aunt antagonists Aunt Lillian and Aunt Harriet, setting being is a beautiful home in late 1800 England. Uncle Morris, a side character, is who took her to their residency and seemed to disappear right after that task. It made me a little sad since he was my favorite character, because he had a unique way of thinking and explaining.

Maggie seems to have a very pessimistic view on everything, even more than I do. Because of this way of thinking, she thought the home was

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