The Seer of Shadows by Avi
Reading level: Grades 4 – 8
Horace Carpetine is a fourteen year old photographer apprentice to Enoch Middleditch of New York City during the time period following the Civil War around 1870. When Mr. Middleditch decides to expand his business into “spirit” photography, Horace discovers his special gift as a seer of ghosts.
Together with Pegg, servant to the wealthy Mrs. Von Macht, Horace tries to help the restless spirit of Mrs. Von Macht’s daughter, Eleanora, find peace.
This is a fast paced story that will keep the reader turning pages. Horace, with the help of Pegg, is finally able to piece together the mysterious ghostly events surrounding the Von Macht family, business, and Fifth Avenue home. Another winner from prolific writer, Avi.
