Magic Dark and Strange (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534466081)

The Bone Witch meets Sherlock Holmes in this thrilling historical fantasy about a girl with the ability to raise the dead who must delve into her city's dangerous magical underworld to stop a series of murders.

Catherine Daly has an unusual talent. By day she works for a printer. But by night, she awakens the dead for a few precious moments with loved ones seeking a final goodbye. But this magic comes with a price: for every hour that a ghost is brought back, Catherine loses an hour from her own life.

When Catherine is given the unusual task of collecting a timepiece from an old grave, she is sure that the mysterious item must contain some kind of enchantment. So she enlists Guy Nolan, the watchmaker's son, to help her dig it up. But instead of a timepiece, they find a surprise: the body of a teenage boy. And as they watch, he comes back to life--not as the pale imitation that Catherine can conjure, but as a living, breathing boy. A boy with no memory of his past.

This magic is more powerful than any Catherine has ever encountered, and revealing it brings dangerous enemies. Catherine and Guy must race to unravel the connection between the missing timepiece and the undead boy. For this mysterious magic could mean the difference between life and death--for all of them.

Author: Kelly Powell
ISBN-10: 1534466088
ISBN-13: 9781534466081
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2020
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515774 / Magic Dark and Strange


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2020
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 84
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2020