The Shadows (The Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1)

from SheilaCornelisse

This is a fantastic suspense story for readers in the Grade 4 to 6 range. Just enough tension to keep you on the edge of your seat as Olive travels through the mysterious paintings to save their inhabitants, her house, her family, and herself from the evil spirits that are haunted them.

from Jadedog13

Ms. McMartin was definitely dead. - Opening sentence Something was moving inside the painting, a tiny white shape flitting between the silhouettes of the wiry trees. - Chapter 2 She couldn't leave the basement lights on all day, with the environment already in such bad shape. - Chapter 3 "A house...

from krau0098

I have had this book (it's actually my son's book) to read for awhile. This was a creative, creepy, and well done middle grade mystery/fantasy. I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. The whole book has a very dark and creepy tone to it. The premise is familiarly middle grade in tone (a kid moves int...

from bulldogs456

This book is the first in the series. It is about Olive Dunwoody moving into this house that the former owner had a mysterious death in . She was not very thrilled about it. She finds out many secrets about this house and meets a friend that isn't quite alive. Read this book and the rest of the s...

from djenczyk

The descriptions, analogies, and metaphors the author uses is wonderful. It is great to see such colorful and imaginative writing for children. The story gets a bit dark and, due to the great descriptions, scared my daughter. She would make me stop reading. Two minutes later she would ask me to r...