Graveyard Shift Contributor(s): Westwood, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 054539919X ISBN-13: 9780545399197 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2011046432 |
Lexile Measure: 760 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 152594 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A spooky fantasy-adventure in which death is only the beginning When Ben Harvester meets the mysterious Mr. October in London's Highgate Cemetery, he has no idea what a strange and dramatic turn his life is about to take. But Ben soon discovers that Mr. October works for the Ministry of Pandemonium, a secret organization responsible for tracking down lost souls and guiding them to the afterlife. And Mr. October wants him to be his new recruit.As Ben's apprenticeship begins, his eyes are opened to a new world of wonder -- a world where magic is real and ghosts haunt every crime scene, accident site, and hospital corridor.But with the wonder comes horror. Because the Ministry is not the only organization hunting spirits of the dead. The ghoulish Lords of Sundown want those spirits for their own sinister reasons. And as far as they're concerned, Ben's just chosen the wrong side in a very dangerous war.Ill-mannered spooks and fearsome monsters populate the alternative London of this charming paranormal adventure |