If you like suprsing books than this book is defenatly for you! There are paintings on the walls of a manison that a girl just moved into. But whats different abiut the paintings is that they are part of the walls. She soon finds danger in the paintings. Find out what hsppens in my book the shadows.
The Shadows (The Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1)
By Jacqueline West
Book 1 of 5 in the
The Books of Elsewhere Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 6 | T | 5.1 | 45569 |
For fans of Pseudonymous Bosch, Coraline, and Septimus Heap comes the first book in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Books of Elsewhere series.
This house is keeping secrets . . .
When eleven-year-old Olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on Linden Street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, Olive knows the place is creepy—but it isn’t until she encounters its three talking cats that she realizes there’s something darkly magical afoot. Then Olive finds a pair of antique spectacles in a dusty drawer and discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside the house’s spooky paintings to a world that’s strangely quiet . . . and eerily sinister. But in entering Elsewhere, Olive has been ensnared in a mystery darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. With only the cats and an unusual boy she meets in Elsewhere on her side, it’s up to Olive to save the house from the shadows, before the lights go out for good.
This house is keeping secrets . . .
When eleven-year-old Olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on Linden Street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, Olive knows the place is creepy—but it isn’t until she encounters its three talking cats that she realizes there’s something darkly magical afoot. Then Olive finds a pair of antique spectacles in a dusty drawer and discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside the house’s spooky paintings to a world that’s strangely quiet . . . and eerily sinister. But in entering Elsewhere, Olive has been ensnared in a mystery darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. With only the cats and an unusual boy she meets in Elsewhere on her side, it’s up to Olive to save the house from the shadows, before the lights go out for good.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published on 6/14/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Book Reviews (23)
this is my favorite book! its about an 11 year old girl named olive who moves into an old mansion filled with creepy paintings. olive discovers magic spectacles and when she wears them,she can see paintings move and talk! she can also fall into paintings and find out secrets! olive finds three talking cats that are keeping secrets about the house.one of the cats horatio, says to olive,"keep your eyes open. be on your guard.there is something that doesn't want you here, and it will do its best to get rid of you''. its a kind of book you wold want to read with a flashlight under your sheets SHHHH!!!!
its the best book ever1