Hunt for the Seventh
By (Author) Christine Morton-Shaw
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
12th January 2010
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
FIC
Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2014
Paperback
288
Width 124mm, Height 192mm, Spine 16mm
190g
Jim moves to ancient Minerva Hall and encounters the ghosts of six children. They urge him to find the seventh child and leave him cryptic clues that point to a dark, ancient prophecy that only Jim can stop from being fulfilled. Jim turns to Einstein, a brilliant autistic boy who lives at the Hall. If anyone can help Jim, Einstein can. But the boy, who speaks in riddles, proves to be as mysterious as the dead children. Time is running out; if Jim doesn't figure out the clues, innocent people will die.
Christine Morton-Shaw has linked ancient rites with modern mystery to create a chilling, suspenseful tale that will keep readers guessing to the very end.
"Readers of spooky tales will enjoy this well-paced novel that delivers all the elements of a classic ghost story with a modern twist." -- ALA Booklist
"Intricately plotted, suspensful, and eerie." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Christine Morton-Shaw is the author of several books for children, including the teen thriller The Riddles of Epsilon. She lives in Sheffield, England with her family.