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Gloom town

Smith, Ronald L. (Ronald Lenard) 1959- (author.).

Summary: "When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he gets a bad feeling about the owner, Lord Foxglove. But he and his mum need the money, so he takes the position anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he's not even human-and his otherworldly plans might threaten everyone in the town of Gloom. together, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover what's really going on at Foxglove Manor, and find themselves facing forces more dangerous than they could have imagined. Can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world?"--Page 4 of cover.

Item details

ISBN: 9780358569770
ISBN: 035856977X
ISBN: 9781328841612
ISBN: 1328841618
ISBN: 9780358164494
Physical Description: print
xii, 267, 15 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Edition: First paperback edition.
Publisher: New York, New York : Clarion Books, 2023.
Copyright: ©2020

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 7.0 Quiz #508104. Lexile 650L.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue: A town called gloom -- Mr. Bumbailiff -- Rory devises a plan -- Upon entering Foxglove Manor -- Black Maddie's -- Lord Foxglove -- Isabella, also known as Izzy -- The valet's first day -- A feast like no other -- The valet is interrogated -- A glimpse, nothing more -- An evening in the salon -- Portraits in the hall -- A lacquered box and what he found within -- A shoeless, shirtless boy -- Captain's quay -- Upon entering the house of Lysander Swoop -- A procession of the most-curious sort -- Oxtail and cabbage soup -- A faded tulip -- Saved by a curse -- Hidden -- A flame in the dark -- An almost normal day -- Masked -- Unmasked -- The infernal machine -- The valet finds that which was lost -- Neither sloop, nor Jackdaw -- Tales from the sea -- The valet discovers himself -- The path -- Desire.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 7.0 Quiz #508104. Lexile 650L.