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Young Tabby Aykroyd has been brought to the dusty mansion of Seldom House to be nursemaid to a foundling boy. He is a savage little creature, but the Yorkshire moors harbor far worse, as Tabby soon discovers. Why do scores of dead maids and masters haunt Seldom House with a jealous devotion... read more

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  • Mrs. Sexton: A very kind women who helped Tabby and the boy get away. She was a maid and she always had a pipe in her mouth.
  • Mr. Ketch: He was very close to the master. He would play with him and called him kind little names. He was mean and wicked and he really didn't care about the boy one little bit he just wanted the boy's trust.
  • Arnby: People were getting killed at the Seldom House.
  • Ma Hutton: The owner of Ma Hutton's Knitting school. Ma Hutton Knitting School is where Izzy and Tabby went.
  • Master Jack: He was the master before Himself. He took Himself in, but had a sinister reason for it.
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  • Jackie
  • Susanna: A sibling of Tabby. She found tabby and took her in. Tabby went with her after she found a grave stone that had her last name on it. She was a very kind peron who took care of her when she got sick.
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First Sentence edit see section history

I was not the first girl she saw, nor the second, and as to why she chose me, I know that now: it was because she did not like me.

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  1. Clare B. Dunkle (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC Books for Young Readers
Country: USA
Publication Date: Sepetember 2010
ISBN: 9780805091168
Page Count: 160

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Dark themes


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