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Children's Fiction Fantasy & Magic

Eldritch Manor

by (author) Kim Thompson

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2012
Category
Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction, Paranormal
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781459703544
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $12.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459703568
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $8.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459703551
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $12.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 12
  • Grade: 4 to 7
  • Reading age: 9 to 12

Description

2014 Forest of Reading, Silver Birch Award — Shortlisted, Fiction
2014 Rocky Mountain Book Award — Shortlisted

Are those cranky old folks at the retirement home really what they seem?

Twelve-year-old Willa Fuller is convinced that the old folks in the shabby boarding house down the street are prisoners of their sinister landlady, Miss Trang. Only when Willa is hired on as housekeeper does she discover the truth, which is far more fascinating.

Eldritch Manor is a retirement home for some very strange beings indeed. All have stories to tell – and petty grievances with one another and the world at large.

Storm clouds are on the horizon, however, and when Miss Trang departs on urgent business, Willa is left to babysit the cantankerous bunch. Can she keep the oldsters in line, stitch up unravelling time, and repel an all-out attack from the forces of darkness … all while keeping the nosy neighbours out of their business and uncovering a startling secret about her own past?

About the author

Kim Thompson has worked for more than a dozen years as a writer and story editor on numerous children's television shows, including Franklin, Jacob Two-Two, Caillou, The Doodlebops, and George Shrinks. She lives in Toronto.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Forest of Reading - Silver Birch Fiction
  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award
  • Commended, Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom selection
  • Commended, Dewey Divas and the Dudes

Editorial Reviews

With plenty of mystery from a Fuller family curse to an unseen cat that haunts the manor and mounting crises that force Willa to find her confidence. The fun and fast paced story buoyed by a smattering of humour rises to a climax as exciting as it is satisfying and well earned.

Quill & Quire

… a fast paced adventure story …

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