Books like Goetia of Shadows by Michael Ford

xvii, 236 pages : 26 cm

Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own. Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good.

An engaging guide exploring how shadows shape visual perception in art history, from Masaccio to Rembrandt, with insights into exhibitions and critical theory.

After long journey in the Dark Country, Gustav and Fernie chase clues to find their missing families, battling old and new ominous foes.