Overview
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award Evie once again leaves her world behind to rescue Blight Harbor’s ghosts in this “deliciously dark and gripping” (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the middle grade Blight Harbor trilogy that’s reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces. Evie Von Rathe has been home for only a few weeks from her adventure in the strange world of seven houses when Blight Harbor’s beloved ghosts begin to disappear. Did they leave without saying goodbye, or has something gone horribly wrong? Soon Evie is invited to a mysterious council meeting, where she learns about the Dark Sun Side and a terrible secret. Yes, the ghosts have gone missing. And that means serious trouble. With the help of an eleven-year-old (or 111-year-old, but who’s counting) ghost named Lark, trusty Bird, and a plump ghost spider, Evie must find a way to defeat the vicious Nighthouse Keeper responsible for the missing ghosts, save her otherworldly friends, and find her way home from the Dark Sun Side before she’s trapped there forever.
Full Product Details
Author: Lora Senf
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.406kg
ISBN: 9781665934633
ISBN 10: 1665934638
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 17 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 10 to 99 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
It hasn’t even been a month since Evie returned from saving her aunt in The Clackity (BCCB 6/22), but once again the twelve-year-old girl must be bolder and cleverer than she thinks possible, mustering up the courage to go through a portal door and back into a terrifying world of monsters and innocent spirits that need saving. This time it isn’t her aunt who is missing but rather all the ghosts that peacefully coexist with the people of Blight Harbor; Evie is certain they wouldn’t all go away without saying goodbye, so she knows something’s not right with their vanishings. The villain behind their disappearance calls herself Portia, and although she used to be human, she has long since twisted into a monster who has let her quest for power consume her. Evie meets the spirit of Lark (an eleven-year-old who died a hundred years ago) and her loyal ghost spider, and they become allies against the formidable Portia and the dangers that naturally exist in this other realm. Senf offers just enough history and a thin trace of vulnerability for Portia that make her a slightly sympathetic villain, and this nuanced character development is a strength across both first two books of the trilogy. Readers will undoubtedly eagerly await the final volume, even if it will mean saying goodbye to a fascinating and memorable world, and a brilliant protagonist in the heroic Evie, who is so much more than she initially dreams she can be. AS -- The Bulletin<BR> STARRED REVIEW * October 2023 *
Author Information
Lora Senf is a writer of dark and twisty stories for all ages. She is the author of The Clackity, Bram Stoker Award winner The Nighthouse Keeper, The Loneliest Place, and Pennies. She credits her love of words to her parents and to the public library that was walking distance from her childhood home. Lora finds inspiration for her writing in her children’s retellings of their dreams, on road trips through Montana, and most recently while reminiscing about summer days spent on her bike. She lives in eastern Washington with her husband, their twins, and two remarkably lazy cats. Visit her at LoraSenf.com.
