Witherwood Reform School
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
After a slight misunderstanding involving a horrible governess, oatmeal, and a jar of tadpoles, siblings Tobias and Charlotte Eggars find themselves abandoned by their father at the gates of a creepy reform school. Evil mysteries are afoot at Witherwood, where the grounds are patrolled by vicious creatures after dark and kids are locked in their rooms. Charlotte and Tobias soon realize that they are in terrible danger—especially because the head of Witherwood has perfected the art of mind control.
If only their amnesiac father would recover and remember that he has two missing children. If only Tobias and Charlotte could solve the dark mystery and free the kids at Witherwood—and ultimately save themselves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this Snicketesque series opener, Skye (the Creature from My Closet series) crafts an imaginative, absorbing tale in which nothing is as it seems. As the story opens, Ralph Eggers drops off his "highly mischievous" children Tobias, 12, and Charlotte, 11 in front of a deserted building in hopes of scaring them into better behavior. When the children's father does not return, they seek refuge inside the forbidding structure, only to learn that this safe haven is anything but. The Witherwood Reform School, where they discover they've landed, is run by strange adults, haunted by terrifying creatures, populated with puppetlike children, and emblazoned with odd, depressing mottos like "Some things aren't worth trying" and "Time is a trick of the mind." Thompson's illustrations, mostly character portraits, are appropriately grim, and there's never a dull moment as the siblings grapple with abandonment, loss, fear, and the incredible power of the mind. Skye's portrayal of their bravery and hope brings a ray of hope to the delightfully creepy story line. Ages 9 12.
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