Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary talesabouta ghost who has to be seen to be believed and must be kept from carrying out ahorrif... » 

Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary talesabouta ghost who has to be seen to be believed and must be kept from carrying out ahorrifying revenge. The time is 1872. The place is New York City. HoraceCarpetine has been raised to believe in science and rationality. So asapprentice to Enoch Middleditch a society photographer he thinks of his tradeas a scientific art. But when wealthy society matron Mrs. Frederick Von Machtorders a photographic portrait strange things begin to happen. Horacesfirst real photographs reveal a frightful likeness its the image of the VonMachts dead daughter Eleanora. Pegg the Von Machts black servant girlthen leads him to the truth about who Eleanora really was and how sheactually died. Joined in friendship Pegg and Horace soon realize that hisphotographs are evoking both Eleanoras image and her ghost. Eleanora returnsa vengeful wraith intent on punishing those who abused her. Rich in detailfull of the magic of early photography here is a story about the shadowsvisible and invisible that are always lurking near. «