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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—Fans of Jonathan Stroud's The Screaming Staircase (Disne-Hyperion, 2013) will appreciate Ritter's initial foray into the realm of supernatural. When Abigail Rook abandons university, and her parents' hopes, she arrives at the fictional New England town of New Fiddleham. There, she promptly meets R. F. Jackaby, a paranormal detective, and is flung...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2014
Abandoning university for an archaeological dig in the Carpathian Mountains -- which then fails -- Abigail Rook finds herself aboard a ship bound for America. Landing in the town of New Fiddleham in 1892, the young Englishwoman immediately crosses paths with the remarkable Mr. R. F. Jackaby, who, with a glance, discerns where she's traveled from. "Let me guess, you smelled salt water on my coat, and I've got some peculiar shade of clay caked on my...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In 1892 New Fiddleham, America, newly arrived young Englishwoman Abigail Rook crosses paths with the remarkable Mr. R. F. Jac...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
