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A haunted mansion. Six dead children. A garden of statues. With every step he takes around the carefully manicured grounds of Minerva Hall, Jim is haunted by the ghosts of children, long dead, whom no one else can see. Urging him to "find the Seventh," the children leave him cryptic clues... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jim: Main character, trying to solve the mystery that haunts the estate where he now lives because of his dad working as a groundskeeper
- Sally: Jim's little sister
- Einstein: Nickname given by Jim, a boy hiding on the grounds because he ran away from his special school
- Blind Meg: The "witch" of the town, thought to be very dangerous and horrifying, the cunning woman and the healer
- Isaac: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Benson: The cook of Minerva Hall.
- Eve: The woman who wrote the pamphlet of Sevenstone.
- Lord Louis Minerva: The master of Minerva Hall.
- Montague: Lord Minerva's butler.
- Bartholomew Minerva: The first ancestor of the Minerva family.
- Harriet Minerva: The first dead child of the Minerva descendants.
- Oswald Minerva: The second dead child of the Minerva descendants.
- Nellie Minerva: The third dead child of the Minerva descendants.
- Edwina Minerva: The fourth dead child of the Minerva descendants.
- Thomas Minerva: The fifth dead child of the Minerva descendants.
- Beatrice Minerva: The sixth dead child of the Minerva descendants.
- Alfred: The new gardener in Minerva Hall.
- Mr. Brown: Jim's dad
- Harold: The previous gardener who worked at Minerva Hall.
- Suki: Harold's cat.
- White Maurice: Oswald's cat.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Somebody died here once.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christine Morton-Shaw (Author)
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Country: U.S.A.
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Page Count: 273
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Page Count: 273
Awards edit
- Texas Lone Star Reading List (2010)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Parents › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Spine-Chilling Horror
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
- Books › Teens
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