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Gr 8 Up—Set in Barcelona, Spain from late 1979 to May 1980, this gothic novel centers around 15-year-old boarding school student Oscar Drai. Instead of studying during his free time, the teen explores the city, and one day ends up in an area that seems deserted. Drawn in by music coming from an old dilapidated house, Oscar is given a scare by the owner, an eccentric and haunted German artist. Having accidently taken a watch from the house, the b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

While exploring the rundown outskirts of late-1970s Barcelona, fifteen-year-old boarding school student Oscar Drai stumbles upon what appears to be an abandoned home and decides to investigate. But an unexpected encounter with its inhabitants sends him fleeing into the night with a pocket watch in his hand that doesn't belong to him. When he goes back the next day to return the watch, he discovers that the house belongs to Germán, an aging artist with a tragic past, and his fra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More