{"product_id":"the-carrefour-curse-paperback","title":"The Carrefour Curse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDianne K. Salerni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Addams Family\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Westing Game\u003c\/i\u003e in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynasty trapped in the ruins of their once-grand, now-crumbling ancestral home. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***Three Starred Reviews*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Garnet regrets that she doesn't know her family. Her mother has done her best to keep it that way, living far from the rest of the magical Carrefour clan and their dark, dangerous mansion known as Crossroad House. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Garnet finally gets summoned to the estate, it isn't quite what she hoped for. Her relatives are strange and quarrelsome, each room in Crossroad House is more dilapidated than the last, and she can't keep straight which dusty hallways and cobwebbed corners are forbidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Garnet learns the family secret: their dying patriarch fights to retain his life by stealing power from others. Every accident that isn't an accident, every unexpected illness and unexplained disappearance grants Jasper Carrefour a little more time. While the Carrefours squabbles over who will inherit his role when \u003ci\u003e(if)\u003c\/i\u003e he dies, Garnet encounters evidence of an even deeper curse. Was she brought to Crossroad House as part of the curse . . . or is she meant to break it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with loads of creepy atmosphere and an edge-of-your-seat magical mystery, this thrilling story reads like \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e for preteens. Perfect for late-night reading under the covers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Middle Grade Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Evanston Public Library Great Book for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDianne K. Salerni \u003c\/b\u003ehas written many books for children and young adults, including state-award nominated series The Eighth Day and Junior Library Guild selections \u003ci\u003eEleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Jadie in Five Dimensions.\u003c\/i\u003e She attended the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania before teaching fourth and fifth grades for many years. Now Dianne spends her time hanging around creepy cemeteries, climbing 2,000-year-old pyramids for book research, and volunteering at her local rescue animal shelter. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family. Visit her at www.diannesalerni.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.24 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carrefour Curse\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752440463648,"sku":"9780823458868","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47868ac8612c202f756decc67fc38852.webp?v=1779995955","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-carrefour-curse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}