The Shadows (The Books of Elsewhere #1)

By: Jacqueline West

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Synopsis: Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good. Jacqueline West weaves a tale at turns haunting, moving, and darkly Watch a Video .

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781101532294
Related ISBNs:: 9780142418727
Publisher:: PENGUIN group
Date of Addition:: 04/26/14
Copyrighted By:: Jacqueline West, 2
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Horror, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:: Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.