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The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

by Claire Legrand, Sarah Watts
RM34.48 MYR Now RM24.15 MYR Save 30% more
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Spooky lessons at Cavendish Home for misfits

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is a great read for fans of spooky stories with a heart. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is the atmospheric and intriguing setting of the mysterious home for misfits. Readers who enjoy books like Coraline and The Mysterious Benedict Society will love the creepy yet heartfelt tone of this novel. The book is perfect for young adult and adult readers who want to be entertained and captivated by a compellingly spooky story.

  • Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

by Claire Legrand, Sarah Watts
RM34.48 MYR Now RM24.15 MYR Save 30% more
ISBN: 9781442442924
Authors: Claire Legrand, Sarah Watts
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Date of Publication: 2013-08-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Horror, Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Fantasy
Related Topics: Mystery, Fantasy, Gothic, Paranormal, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.85
(rated by 4707 readers)

Description

At the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. An atmospheric, heartfelt, and delightfully spooky novel for fans of Coraline , Splendors and Glooms , and The Mysterious Benedict Society .Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster—lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does, too.)But then Lawrence goes missing. And he’s not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out…different. Or they don’t come out at all.If anyone can sort this out, it’s Victoria—even if it means getting a little messy.
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This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

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*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

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Spooky lessons at Cavendish Home for misfits

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is a great read for fans of spooky stories with a heart. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is the atmospheric and intriguing setting of the mysterious home for misfits. Readers who enjoy books like Coraline and The Mysterious Benedict Society will love the creepy yet heartfelt tone of this novel. The book is perfect for young adult and adult readers who want to be entertained and captivated by a compellingly spooky story.

  • Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.