03402cam a2200457 4500 522321849 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781613126608 1613126603 B00JVY32QA Amazon 93c91e59-5003-4098-949a-0aa8699b1fbf OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1717773 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Auxier Jonathan. The Night Gardener [Libby]. ABRAMS, 2014. morality. family. teen. ancient curse. ghost story. english manor. human greed. creepy house. irish siblings. threatened lives. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 30MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:<p>A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, <i>The Night Gardener</i> is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it's also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.<br /> <i>The Night Gardener</i> follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. With Auxier's exquisite command of language, <i>The Night Gardener</i> is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making.<br /> <b>Praise for <i>The Night Gardener</i></b><br /> <b>STARRED REVIEW</b><b>S</b><br /> "Lots of creepiness, memorable characters, a worthy message, Auxier's atmospheric drawings and touches of humor amid the horror make this cautionary tale one readers will not soon forget."<br /> —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review<br /> "Storytelling and the secret desires of the heart wind together in this atmospheric novel that doubles as a ghost tale."<br /> —<i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review<br /> "Auxier achieves an ideal mix of adventure and horror, offering all of it in elegant, atmospheric language that forces the reader to slow down a bit and revel in both the high-quality plot and the storytelling itself."<br /> —<i>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</i><br /> "All proper scary stories require a spooky, menacing atmosphere, and Auxier (Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes) delivers the goods with his precise descriptions of the gothic setting and teasing hints of mystery and suspense."<br /> —<i>The Horn Book Magazine</i><br /> <b>Summer 2014 Kids' Indie Next List</b><br /></p>. Media Type: eBook. Notable Children's Books. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. https://samples.overdrive.com/night-gardener-93c91e?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/night-gardener-93c91e?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/night-gardener-93c91e?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)