The List of Unspeakable Fears by J. Kasper Kramer

delivers a thrilling read with poignant commentary on the value of immigrants’ lives and one’s capacity to become a stronger, better person.” Booklist, starred review “Kramer has chosen an innately creepy setting. Now available in hardback, paperback, ebook, and audiobook from Simon & Schuster/Atheneum! Praise for The List of Unspeakable Fears Yet to uncover the truth, she will have to face her own painful history-and what lies behind the red door. Convinced her stepfather is up to no good, Essie investigates. And the red door from her dreams has become a reality, just down the hall from her bedroom in her terrifying new house. Now, something on the island is haunting Essie. Years ago, she watched in horror as the ship General Slocum caught fire and sank near its shores, plummeting one thousand women and children to their deaths. Essie knows the island is plagued with tragedy. That’s where Essie’s new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurable sick, including the infamous Typhoid Mary. Her mother has remarried, and they must move from their dilapidated tenement in the Bronx to North Brother Island, a dreary place in the East River. Most of all, she’s afraid of the red door in her nightmares.īut soon Essie discovers so much more to fear. She’s afraid of the silver sick bell, a family heirloom that brings up frightening memories. She’s afraid of cats and electric lights. Kasper Kramer!Įssie O’Neill is afraid of everything. The List of Unspeakable Fears, the latest critically acclaimed novel by author J.

The List of Unspeakable Fears by J. Kasper Kramer