The Mystery of Allegra, Peter Foreman, Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000, 0194229807,
9780194229807, 56 pages. Allegra is an unusual name. It means 'happy' in Italian, but the little girl in this
story is sometimes very sad. She is only five years old, but she tells Adrian, her new friend, that she is going to
die soon. How does she know? And who is the other Allegra? The girl in a long white nightdress, who has
golden hair and big blue eyes. The girl who comes only at night, and whose hands and face are cold, so cold . .