A delightfully creepy novel from a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner imbued with magic and seafaring mythology. Lemony Snicket and Jessica Townsend meet Greenglass House, with a hint of Edward Gorey thrown in./When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he finds the owner, Lord Foxglove, odd and unpleasant. But he and his mom need the money, so he takes the job anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, hes not even humanand hes trying to steal the townspeoples shadows. Together, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover exactly what Foxglove and his otherworldly accomplices are planningand devise a strategy to defeat them. But can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world?Another delightfully creepy tale from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Awardwinning author Ronald L. Smith.
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