Gloom Town

By Ronald L. Smith, Read by Nneka Okoye

Price: $21.99

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Gloom Town

By Ronald L. Smith, Read by Nneka Okoye

Price: $21.99

About the Book

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?

Product Details

ISBN: 9780358639473
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Jan 3, 2023
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 288
Trim Size: 9.110 in (w) x 13.110 in (h) x 8.110 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Horror
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Ronald L. Smith

Biography

Ronald L. Smith is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award–winning author of several novels for young readers, including Hoodoo, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Gloom Town, Project Mercury, and the Black Panther: The Young Prince seriesHe lives in Baltimore, Maryland. To learn more, visit strangeblackflowers.com.

Nneka Okoye

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About the Book

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?

Product Details

ISBN: 9780358639473
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Jan 3, 2023
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 288
Trim Size: 9.110 in (w) x 13.110 in (h) x 8.110 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Horror
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:

Ronald L. Smith

Biography

Ronald L. Smith is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award–winning author of several novels for young readers, including Hoodoo, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Gloom Town, Project Mercury, and the Black Panther: The Young Prince seriesHe lives in Baltimore, Maryland. To learn more, visit strangeblackflowers.com.

Nneka Okoye

Reviews

No reviews available.

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