Room of Shadows (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780807568057)

Nominee: 2018 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist--Best Juvenile

Edgar Allan Poe's greatest stories are coming to life, and it's not a good thing.

There's something odd about the house David Cray and his mom moved into following his parents' split. Sure, it's old and battered and a little off-kilter, but that's not all. With so many nooks and crannies, it seems like the walls were built to keep things hidden--or maybe from getting out. David's suspicions are confirmed when he uncovers a secret room that looks like it hasn't been touched in ages. Inside, an ancient desk and carving of a raven beckon to him. Suddenly, disaster seems to follow him everywhere, and he starts to notice connections between the terrible events happening around him and the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Has David unleashed a dark force by opening the room? Or has the room awakened something in David that he doesn't recognize?

Author: Ronald Kidd
ISBN-10: 0807568058
ISBN-13: 9780807568057
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2017
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198152 / Room of Shadows


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2017
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2017
Booklist 06/01/2017 pg. 106
Shelf Awareness 08/22/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory