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The seer of shadows

In New York City in 1872, fourteen-year-old Horace, a photographer's apprentice, becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but when Horace accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent on revenge, his life takes a frightening turn.

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Main Author: Avi, 1937-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Photography > History > Juvenile fiction.
Ghosts > Juvenile fiction.
Swindlers and swindling > Juvenile fiction.
Revenge > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1898 > Juvenile fiction.
Horror stories > Juvenile.
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Summary:In New York City in 1872, fourteen-year-old Horace, a photographer's apprentice, becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but when Horace accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent on revenge, his life takes a frightening turn.
Physical Description:202 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience:Grades 3-7.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:0060000163 (reinforced)
9780060000165 (reinforced)
9780060000158 (trade bdg.)
0060000155 (trade bdg.)
Author Notes:Avi was born in 1937, in the city of New York and raised in Brooklyn. He began his writing career as a playwright, and didn't start writing childrens books until he had kids of his own.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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