A Northern Light is a good choice for readers who enjoy historical fiction and strong female protagonists. The book highlights the challenges women faced during the early 20th century, including the limited opportunities available to them. The story also delves into themes of love, family, sacrifice and finding one's voice. Donnelly's writing style, which weaves in real historical events, adds a layer of authenticity to the story.

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• Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2003)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature (2003)
• Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2004)
• Charlotte Award (2006)
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2005)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)
• Carnegie Medal (2003)
• Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2006)

Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.Includes a reader's guide and an interview with the author.

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