The Curse of Ravenscourt : a Samantha mystery : American girl mysteries / by Sarah Masters Buckey ; [illustrations by Jean-Paul Tibbles].

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Title:

The Curse of Ravenscourt : a Samantha mystery : American girl mysteries / by Sarah Masters Buckey ; [illustrations by Jean-Paul Tibbles].

Author:

Buckey, Sarah Masters, 1955-

Tibbles, Jean-Paul

ISBN:

9781584859956

9781584859871

Publication Information:

Middleton, Wisconsin : Pleasant Co. Publications, 2005.

Physical Description:

181 p.

Series:

American Girl Mysteries : Samantha

General Note:

"American Girl."

"American Girl mysteries."

Includes historical information about New York City and its culture in the early 20th century.

Abstract:

When her family temporarily moves into a luxury apartment building in 1904 Manhattan, eleven-year-old Samantha tries to discover whether a series of mishaps is related to a curse on the building's owner.

Subject Term:

Apartment houses -- Juvenile fiction.

Mystery and detective stories -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

Tibbles, Jean-Paul

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Summary

While their brownstone is being renovated, the O'Malley family moves to the top floor of Ravenscourt, a new "apartment-hotel." Samantha is excited until she learns there's a curse on the building's owner. Includes a tear-off bookmark on the back cover flap. Consumable.

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

Samantha and her family move into a new apartment building where there are mysterious goings-on. This tepid mystery, set in the early 1900s, is neatly resolved and includes the exoneration of the owner, who promises to fix up a tenement building that he also owns. An illustrated afterword provides additional information about the era's fascination with the supernatural. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.