Friday, September 11, 2009

The Seer of Shadows by Avi

This is a wonderfully eerie book. It's set in New York City in the year 1872. A boy becomes an apprentice to a photographer who doesn't mind swindling clients. For one wealthy client, the ghost of a dead daughter of the client appears in photographs the boy takes. According to the household servant, the dead girl did not die the way the mother said she did. Let the mystery begin!

Topics: photography, ghosts, swindlers, revenge, white/black relationships

Mrs. Beckwith's Rating: 4 of 5

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