Avi's Ghosts

I am a huge fan of Avi. Beginning with the wonderful story about Poppy, a mouse, and all of its connected tales, followed by many historical fiction pieces like Crispin Cross of Lead and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle as well as Beyond the Western Sea are just a few that I have read and loved. So it is interesting to see where the authors interests lie as he heads into the realm of the supernatural. Two books - one just finished, one in the middle but both about ghosts. The "Seer of Shadows" is another YRCA for 2011 and once again off to a slow start with alot about the main character who is a photography apprentice to an unscrupulous master and detail about the art of devleoping pictures just over 100 years ago. The excitement begins when the pair are hired to photograph a wealthy woman whose daughter has just died. Right from the beginning Horace is seeing images in the photographs, the image of a very angry young girl who seems to be bent on revenge. And revenge she has. Lots of suspense keep you engaged right to the end.

And I am off now to keep reading "Something Upstairs". This one set is in modern times about a young boy, Kenny, who has just moved to a very old house in Rhode Island. His very first night in his attic bedroom he hears noises coming from behind a door into a very small room that was once perhaps used for servants or slaves. He opens the door to find arms coming out of a stain on the floor that are moving a box placed on it. After, a body heaves itself out of the stain and a young ghost-boy comes face to face with Kenny... I will keep you posted on what happens next!

Next up - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan.

What are you reading today?