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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–7—Billy Calder seizes a job opportunity as a castle prison guard, hoping to earn his way to independence from the Home for Unfortunate Boys. After minimal training, the 15-year-old orphan is summoned to work nights under an imposing supervisor named Adam Colne. He tells Billy that a feisty castle ghost, "Long-Neck Netty," had her eyes on him during training and had insisted on his hire. The boy learns that many gh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013
Fifteen-year-old orphan Billy takes a job as a castle prison guard, only to learn that ghosts there have sinister plans for hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
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