Horace Carpetine does not believe in ghosts. He is a photographer's apprentice in New York City in 1872, and he has been raised to believe in reason and science. The photographer that he is apprenticed to is shady, though, and a scam artist. He decides to pretend to be a spirit photographer to make more money. To do this, he finds a wealthy family whose daughter has just died, and sends Horace to photograph old pictures of the girl in order to superimpose them onto pictures of her mother, making the family believe that the young girl's spirit is there with them. While there, Horace discovers to his disbelief that he can actually capture spirits inside a photograph. Horace can't control his new-found powers though, and accidently lets loose a restless ghost bent on revenge. This book has great historical details, and is a spooky and exciting read!

Similar authors: Mary Downing Hahn; R.L. Stine; Betty Ren Wright; Robert D. San Souci

Similar books: The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn; The Ghosts of Mercy Manor by Betty Ren Wright; Count Karlstein by Phillip Pullman; City of the Dead by Tony Abbott

Reviewed by: lauraf

Date read: 5/16/2012

ISBN-10: 0060000171

ISBN-13: 9780060000172

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Garnet and her sister Opal are named for precious stones. They don't feel so precious, however, when their mother orders them into their car one morning. Their mom is a musician and wants to head to Nashville in hopes of becoming famous. Garnet and Opal are dumped with an aunt who they have never met. Opal soon makes friends at school but Garnet struggles in adjusting to her new environment. This heartfelt book is for anyone who has been through change of one kind or another.

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 1/12/2010

ISBN-10: 0689856385

ISBN-13: 9780689856389

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In the book, Found, which begins the time travel series, Jonah and his best friend Chip learn that, not only were they adoptees, but that they are also famous missing children from history, kidnapped from their original time period. In this next book in the series, Jonah, Chip and Katherine, Jonah's adopted sister, are sent back to Chip's original time and place: fifteenth-century England. There they learn that Chip was one of the missing York princes, and heir to the English throne, Edward V. He and his brother were presumed to have been murdered by their uncle, so that he could inherit the throne to become Richard III. Jonah and Katherine are assured that, if they can 'fix time,' they will be allowed to take Chip back home. In other words, they need to find out what happened when Chip disappeared and make sure events occur as they were supposed to have happened. While trapped in the fifteenth century, the kids become embroiled in the final battles of the War of the Roses, the dynastic wars over which side of the Plantagenet family will rule. Can Jonah and Katherine 'fix time' before Edward/Chip is killed? This is also available as a riveting audio book.

Reviewed by: vverscaj

Date read: 9/17/2010

ISBN-10: 1416954228

ISBN-13: 9781416954224

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Jackson and his friend, Goat, make up a series of treasure hunts for each other. They set out, armed with maps and clues, to outsmart one another with disastrous and hilarious results.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0060208864

ISBN-13: 9780060208868

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From the culture that brought you the story of Aladdin, here are the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor. In full color, you will see how he enters the valley of diamonds, fights off the Cyclops, escapes on the back of the giant Roc, restores the peaceful island of the elephants, meets the beautiful Serena and has many close escapes. How can one man have so many exploits in one lifetime?

Reviewed by: vfv

Date read: 11/16/2011

ISBN-13: 9781434227751

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