City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
by Victoria Schwab
Ages 8–12
After a near-drowning leaves her able to see ghosts, Cassidy moves to famously haunted Edinburgh, where she and her ghost best friend Jacob must face something much older and darker.
Heads-up for parents: Scary / horror. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Victoria Schwab
- Age
- Ages 8–12
- Type
- Horror, Fantasy, Chapter Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- In India
- Available
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