Description
2014 Forest of Reading, Silver Birch Award - Shortlisted, Fiction
2014 Rocky Mountain Book Award - Shortlisted
Are those cranky old folks at the retirement home really what they seem?
Twelve-year-old Willa Fuller is convinced that the old folks in the shabby boarding house down the street are prisoners of their sinister landlady, Miss Trang. Only when Willa is hired on as housekeeper does she discover the truth, which is far more fascinating.
Eldritch Manor is a retirement home for some very strange beings indeed. All have stories to tell - and petty grievances with one another and the world at large.
Storm clouds are on the horizon, however, and when Miss Trang departs on urgent business, Willa is left to babysit the cantankerous bunch. Can she keep the oldsters in line, stitch up unravelling time, and repel an all-out attack from the forces of darkness ... all while keeping the nosy neighbours out of their business and uncovering a startling secret about her own past?
About the Author
Kim Thompson is a filmmaker and television writer who has written scripts for many well-known children's cartoons. Eldritch Manor is her first novel. Kim has recently relocated from Toronto to Saltspring Island and is in great need of a household brownie, if you know of any.
Reviews
... a fast paced adventure story ... * Canadian Materials *
Awards
Commended for Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom selection 2012 (Canada) and Dewey Divas and the Dudes 2012 (Canada). Short-listed for Forest of Reading - Silver Birch Fiction 2014 (Canada) and Rocky Mountain Book Award 2014 (Canada).
Book Information
ISBN 9781459703544
Author Kim Thompson
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Dundurn Group Ltd
Publisher Dundurn Group Ltd
Series The Eldritch Manor Series
Weight(grams) 198g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm
2014 Rocky Mountain Book Award - Shortlisted
Are those cranky old folks at the retirement home really what they seem?
Twelve-year-old Willa Fuller is convinced that the old folks in the shabby boarding house down the street are prisoners of their sinister landlady, Miss Trang. Only when Willa is hired on as housekeeper does she discover the truth, which is far more fascinating.
Eldritch Manor is a retirement home for some very strange beings indeed. All have stories to tell - and petty grievances with one another and the world at large.
Storm clouds are on the horizon, however, and when Miss Trang departs on urgent business, Willa is left to babysit the cantankerous bunch. Can she keep the oldsters in line, stitch up unravelling time, and repel an all-out attack from the forces of darkness ... all while keeping the nosy neighbours out of their business and uncovering a startling secret about her own past?
About the Author
Kim Thompson is a filmmaker and television writer who has written scripts for many well-known children's cartoons. Eldritch Manor is her first novel. Kim has recently relocated from Toronto to Saltspring Island and is in great need of a household brownie, if you know of any.
Reviews
... a fast paced adventure story ... * Canadian Materials *
Awards
Commended for Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom selection 2012 (Canada) and Dewey Divas and the Dudes 2012 (Canada). Short-listed for Forest of Reading - Silver Birch Fiction 2014 (Canada) and Rocky Mountain Book Award 2014 (Canada).
Book Information
ISBN 9781459703544
Author Kim Thompson
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Dundurn Group Ltd
Publisher Dundurn Group Ltd
Series The Eldritch Manor Series
Weight(grams) 198g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm
