Das schwarze Buch der Geheimnisse
by:
F.E. Higgins (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9783789137099 (378913709X)
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: Oetinger Verlag
Pages no: 286
Edition language: Deutsch
Series: Tales From The Sinister City (#1)
This book aimed at children and young adults is a fantasy novel in which Joe collects people's secrets in his Black Book of the title. In an imaginary world like our own, he enlists and encounters various characters, affecting their lives. Quite entertaining but nothing particularly special for th...
This is a magical story about a young boy, Ludlow Fitch who leaves his rotten parents and meets up with Joe Zabbidou, a secret pawnbroker. Joe is opening his pawnshop in a poor town that is controlled by an evil man who delights in kicking people out of their homes. Joe can't solve their problems, o...
This isn't horror, but has a sort of a Victorian Gothic feel. For a middle grade novel, it has kind of a dark, almost pessimistic tone. That is not to say that good has no chance of winning out in this book, but it has some unfortunately true insights on human nature that are far from uplifting. But...
[b:The Black Book of Secrets|1802710|The Black Book of Secrets|F.E. Higgins|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317791256s/1802710.jpg|174367] is the first of four loosely related YA novels in [a:F.E. Higgins|105220|F.E. Higgins|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1283977158p2/105220.jpg]'s Tales From the Sini...
4.5 starsAnother book I picked up on my trip to the Scholastic warehouse to find holiday gifts for my students. This one's content is definitely much too dark for me to be willing to give it to one of my students, but I myself loved it!I loved the atmosphere, and delighted in the detailed and vivid...
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