02304cam a2200325 4500 534975620 TxGeo 20210918120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780358164494 0358164494 B07LC9LQW5 Amazon 3e663c2d-569f-4f6d-924b-2b749b208e5c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4570309 OverDrive (Product ID) TxGeo Smith, Ronald L. Gloom Town [Libby]. HMH Books, 2020. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 10MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. HTML:<p><b>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 <i>Greenglass House,</i> with a hint of Edward Gorey thrown in.</b><br /> 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?<br /> Another delightfully creepy tale from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award–winning author, Ronald L. Smith.<br /></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-16 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3e663c2d-569f-4f6d-924b-2b749b208e5c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3e663c2d-569f-4f6d-924b-2b749b208e5c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3e663c2d-569f-4f6d-924b-2b749b208e5c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) QS5