The Seer of Shadows

Avi has written this amazing book that goes back to the 1800's. Everyone believed in ghosts except the main character, Horace. That was before he took his first picture.

IT was a normal day down in New York. Business was slow as usual at Mr. Middleditch's photography building. When a young servant girl approaches Horace outside, she got a photography session for her master, Mrs. Fredrick Von Macht.

Mrs. Von Macht was in mourning of her dead daughter, Eleanora Von Macht. Mr. Middleditch had a devious mind and decided to put in a ghost image of the late Eleanora. He gave Horace a secret camera to hide under his jacket so he can take photos of the portraits of the the young daughter.

Each photo brought Eleanora closer. Pegg (the servant girl) said that Eleanora was abused, kept in a room with no accessories and no food. When a doctor was needed they never sent for one. Eleanora swore for revenge before she died.

Apparently she did get revenge on the Von Machts by setting her father's company on fire.

The photograph that Mr. Middleditch gave Mrs. Von Macht had two images of Eleanora. The first on is the one that Horace took and imprinted on to the picture. The second one had Eleanora looking at them angrily.

Revenge was to come soon.

Read more in "The Seer of Shadows" by Avi!