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Gr 9–11—Impoverished after her grandfather waged a losing bet 15 years earlier, 16-year-old Sarah Trevelyan must scrub latrines to feed her sick father. The Trevelyans' ancestral portraits cover the grim hallways, but Darkwater Hall is now owned by Azrael, the mysteriously youthful man who won the fateful coin toss. He offers Sarah employment in its massive library, and the teen is overjoyed at the chance to learn. Sarah becomes immersed in the dark world until Azrael offers he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Victorian girl Sarah Trevelyan, scion of a once-proud family, takes a position at Darkwater Hall in order to support her father, who lies dying in a small cottage in town, having refused to live in Darkwater Hall as anything but its master. As she helps the new owner, Lord Azrael, with his experiments in alchemy, she ignores the portentous warnings about his sinister identity. W...Log In or Sign Up to Read More