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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 10 Up—Silas's father is an Undertaker. When he suddenly disappears, Silas's uncles take him and his alcoholic mother back to the family home in Lichport, where the teen begins to learn of his peculiar heritage. For men of the Umber family, the dead and the dead-but-not-quite-gone hover closely, and it is their responsibility to help the lost and wandering spirits...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
With his father missing, Silas and his mother return to the family's ancestral home of Lichport, a place haunte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
