![]() ![]() Readers who are easily frightened may want to wait until they are older.įox’s ending wraps up the mystery but leaves open the possibility that Kat will be back – and so will the magic.An excellent book, highly recommended. Children ages 10 and over will find this clever story creepy and thrilling. ![]() ![]() The time switches should be no problem for middle-graders used to fantasy and time travel novels. The mystery revolves around a belt-like piece of jewelry called a chatelaine, which is at the center of the World War II chapters and the time-switching chapters set in the 1740s. An eerie gothic fairytale with a World War II setting and magic at its heart- and the recipient of four starred reviews and multiple honors. To save herself and the children at Rookskill, Kat must answer two questions: Is the castle haunted? Or is there a Nazi spy lurking in its dark corners? The children soon hear strange noises at night and wonder if the castle is haunted. ![]() Only the mistress of Rookskill, Lady Eleanor, appears normal – and that’s not saying much, since she can’t be trusted. The castle is remote and sinister, and its inhabitants appear drugged. Heroine Kat Bateson, age 12, and her siblings have been sent to Rookskill Castle in Scotland to escape the Nazi bombing of London during World War II. Janet Fox, a former high school English teacher, has written a middle-grade novel sure to have students arriving at school bleary-eyed after staying up all night to finish this thrilling mystery. ![]()
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