Lockwood & Co. the Screaming Staircase (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781423164913)

A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see-and eradicate-these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work, and they are in fierce competition for business.

In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood & Co. survive the Hall's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day?

Readers who enjoyed the action, suspense, and humor in Jonathan Stroud's internationally best-selling Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients, combined with deliciously creepy scares, in his thrilling and chilling Lockwood & Co. series.

Author: Jonathan Stroud
ISBN-10: 1423164911
ISBN-13: 9781423164913
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2013
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160996 / Screaming Staircase

Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 100
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 07/01/2013
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 148
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 118
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 113
New York Times Book Review 10/13/2013 pg. 23
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Jonathan Stroud (www.jonathanstroud.com) is the author of four previous books in the Lockwood & Co. series as well as the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus books, and the stand-alone titles Heroes of the Valley, The Leap, The Last Siege, and Buried Fire. He lives in England with his wife and three children.