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The Seer of Shadows
By Avi,
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06000-015-8 978-0-06000-016-5
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
Gr 4-6 It's 1872, and 14-year-old Horace Carpetine is not pleased. Apprenticed to a photographer in New York City, he finds out that his boss has decided to cash in on the idea of being a "spirit photographer" who can capture the images of ghosts. Unfortunately, Horace soon learns that the ghost that they are trying to fake into their photos is all too real and that somehow his own f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
When fourteen-year-old Horace becomes an apprentice to Enoch Middleditch, society photographer, he joins the growing ranks of juvenile protagonists (Annie Grey from How It Happened in Peach Hill, rev. 3/07; Maud Flynn from A Drowned Maiden's Hair, rev. 11/06) engaged against their will in spiritual fleecing. When the wealthy Mrs. Von Macht asks Mr. Middleditch to take her picture so that she can place ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Fourteen-year-old Horace, apprentice to photographer Enoch Middleditch, becomes engaged in spiritualist fleecing. Short chapters with tantalizing cl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
