Length5h 40m
About this audiobook
A delightfully creepy novel from a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner imbued with magic and seafaring mythology. Lemony Snicket and Jessica Townsend meet Greenglass House, with a hint of Edward Gorey thrown in.
When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he finds the owner, Lord Foxglove, odd and unpleasant. But he and his mom need the money, so he takes the job anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he’s not even human—and he’s trying to steal the townspeople’s shadows.
Together, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover exactly what Foxglove and his otherworldly accomplices are planning and devise a strategy to defeat them. But can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world?
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (758)
Includes Goodreads, StoryGraph, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreChildren's Literature
Length5 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byNneka Okoye
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 3, 2023
LanguageEnglish
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