Gloom Town

by Ronald L. Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328841618
• ISBN13: 9781328841612
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7