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Gr 5-8 Shady characters, dark stairwells, and menacing footsteps abound in this Victorian-era mystery set in New York City. Following the deaths of first his father and then his mother, Robin lives the quintessential hard-knocks life. When his cruel stepfather, Hawker Doak, threatens violence against Robin's brother, Danny, Robin runs away with the baby in the middle of the night. They find refuge with street boys holed up in the basement of a churc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A gothic-style church with a labyrinthine basement is the setting for a frothy mix of villains, heroes, and mystery as orphaned Robin, trying to save his baby brother from their cruel stepfather, joins a group of street boys in their hideout in St. Katherine's Church, rechristened St. Something by the illiterate refugees. The plot twists and turns in a series of episodic cliffhange...Log In or Sign Up to Read More