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Starred Review on December 1, 2013 | Grades 5-8
Gr 5–8—Sam Toop can see ghosts. That in itself is a bit of an issue, but the real problem is they can talk to him and are constantly asking for his help in making amends with the living. But a Talker is what Victorian London could use as the Black Rot begins to seep into haunted houses that have lost their ghosts. Mr. Lapsewood, a clerk from the Ghost Bureau and woefully unprepared ghost himself, is sent to investigate in the living world. What he discovers is a much larger plot than he could ha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013
In this ghoulish Victorian pot-boiler, young Sam Toop--an undertaker's son who can communicate with ghosts--finds his services require...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
