The Watcher in the Shadows (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316044769)

A chilling, compelling mystery from the internationally bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind.

When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a local boy named Ishmael, and the two soon fall in love. But a dark plot is about to unfold involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a gigantic mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past.

As strange lights shine through the fog surrounding a small, barren island, Irene's younger brother dreams of a dark creature hidden deep in the forest. And when a young girl is found murdered, her body at the end of a path torn through the woods by a monstrous, inhuman force, Irene and Ishmael wonder--has a demonic presence been unleashed on the inhabitants of Cape House? Together, they'll have to survive the most terrifying summer of their lives.

Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
ISBN-10: 0316044768
ISBN-13: 9780316044769
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/18/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 178752 / Watcher in the Shadows

Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2012 - Reviewed - How Did It Get Published
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2012
Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2013
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 100
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average