Death Watch (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416991151)

They say the dead should rest in peace. Not all the dead agree.

One night, Silas Umber's father Amos doesn't come home from work. Devastated, Silas learns that his father was no mere mortician but an Undertaker, charged with bringing The Peace to the dead trapped in the Shadowlands, the states of limbo binding spirits to earth. With Amos gone, Silas and his mother have no choice but to return to Lichport, the crumbling seaside town where Silas was born, and move in with Amos's brother, Charles.

Even as Silas eagerly explores his father's town and its many abandoned streets and overgrown cemeteries, he grows increasingly wary of his uncle. There is something not quite right going on in Charles Umber's ornate, museum-like house--something, Silas is sure, that is connected to his father's disappearance. When Silas's search leads him to his father's old office, he comes across a powerful artifact: the Death Watch, a four hundred year old Hadean clock that allows the owner to see the dead.

Death Watch in hand, Silas begins to unearth Lichport's secret history--and discovers that he has taken on his father's mantle as Lichport's Undertaker. Now, Silas must embark on a dangerous path into the Shadowlands to embrace his destiny and discover the truth about his father--no matter the cost.

Author: Ari Berk
ISBN-10: 1416991158
ISBN-13: 9781416991151
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2011
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 25
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150871 / Death Watch


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2011
Booklist 10/15/2011 pg. 58
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2011 pg. 506 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2011
School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 91 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw