Monday, October 18, 2010

BoTW: The Hunt for the Seventh

I'm really enjoying The Hunt for the Seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw. It's a classic bone-chilling, scary book, full of translucent ghostly figures, disembodied whispers, and creepy characters. If you liked Peg Kehret's The Ghost's Grave, this is the book for you!

The story revolves around a father who takes a head gardening position at a mysterious mansion, Minerva Hall. The father brings only his kids with him, Jim and Sal; the mother died recently and the family still grieves for her.

Jim wastes no time exploring the mansion's shadowy and dusty corridors and quickly witnesses whispers that sound off from thin air and loud noises with no obvious source. Later, he flat-out sees visions, grisly deaths of children who lived in the mansion years ago. Ghostly voices prompt him to "find the Seventh," urging Jim to investigate the unearthly mystery that surrounds Minerva Hall.

Jim makes friends with an autistic boy named Einstein who seems to know something about the mansion's bloody history but proves reluctant, if not down right scared, to help. Does Jim manage to track down the pieces, solve the puzzle, and "find the Seventh?" Check out The Hunt for the Seventh and find out!

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