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277 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen |
October, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-072822-9$16.99
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4-6
After his widowed father takes the head gardener job at Minerva Hall, Jim discovers the mansion is haunted by the ghosts of six children doomed by a family curse. Can Jim and his autistic friend Einstein prevent the next disaster? Jim's narrative voice is alternately too young and too old. Though some revelations feel forced, the plot is nevertheless chilling.