Not Quite a Ghost

"Violet doesn’t much like her new house, particularly since her new attic bedroom has some seriously creepy wallpaper. When she becomes ill with a disease that leaves her exhausted, she discovers that something in the wallpaper has been waiting a long time to take advantage of her very situation. Not Quite a Ghost takes the 1892 short story “The Yellow Wall-Paper” and passes it through the wringer of the 21st century, tweaking the female hysteria narrative to one of chronic fatigue and doctors who don’t believe their female patients. Anne Ursu shows off her horror-writing chops as she draws parallels between the contemporary medical establishment and an old (but prescient) classic tale. (For ages 8 to 12)"