The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls (Hardcover)

from ChristianR

A strange and creepy book, the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls took a while for me to get into. Victoria is a high achiever, but has only one friend and she's only friends with him because she wants to improve him. But he disappears one day, and Victoria realizes that other children have been d...

from matamgirl

I am not sure what I was expecting when I went in but this book got a whole lot darker and creepier than I thought it was going to be. So much so that I had to start reading another much fluffier book after so I could sleep. Overall it was really quite good. Victoria is a great character and Mrs ...

from theokester

The quick synopsis for this book states "At the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson." The cover art is young and simple yet filled with that creepy vibe of a mystery to be solved. Based on the simple description and artwork, I was expecting a Scooby Doo or Nan...

from Shelbya14

Victoria, a no-nonsense kind of person, is constantly exasperated with her friend Lawrence. He prefers music to math, daydreaming to homework, and he's sloppy. But when Lawrence disappears, Victoria goes to great lengths to save him. Her investigations lead her to the Cavendish Home for Boys and ...

from amandabock

Delightfully creepy, and I don't really like creepy stories. I will be sure to recommend this to fans of Coraline. Both have creepy substitute parents (and others), as well as acid-trip horror scenes. I don't know if it's because I was rushing through the scary parts, but when things really got g...