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The Seer of Shadows
Contributor(s): Avi (Author)

ISBN: 0060000171 ISBN-13: 9780060000172
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2009
Annotation: Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary tales--about a ghost in 1872 New York City who must be kept from carrying out a horrifying revenge. Rich in detail, full of the magic of early photography, here is a story about the shadows, visible and invisible, that are always lurking near.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.4" L (0.35 lbs) 224 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Locality - New York, N.Y.

Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2010

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 121299
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Horace Carpetine does not believe in ghosts.

Raised to believe in science and reason, Horace Carpetine passes off spirits as superstition. Then he becomes an apprentice photographer and discovers an eerie--and even dangerous--supernatural power in his very own photographs.

When a wealthy lady orders a portrait to place by her daughter's gravesite, Horace's employer, Enoch Middleditch, schemes to sell her more pictures--by convincing her that her daughter's ghost has appeared in the ones he's already taken.

It's Horace's job to create images of the girl. Yet Horace somehow captures the girl's spirit along with her likeness. And when the spirit escapes the photographs, Horace discovers he's released a ghost bent on a deadly revenge. . . .

Contributor Bio(s): Avi: -

Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.

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