Title Gloom town / Ronald L. Smith.

Publication Info.	New York, New York : Clarion Books, 2023.
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Edition	First paperback edition.
Description	xii, 267, 15 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Contents	Prologue: A town called gloom -- Mr. Bumbailiff -- Rory devises a plan -- Upon entering Foxglove Manor -- Black Maddie's -- Lord Foxglove -- Isabella, also known as Izzy -- The valet's first day -- A feast like no other -- The valet is interrogated -- A glimpse, nothing more -- An evening in the salon -- Portraits in the hall -- A lacquered box and what he found within -- A shoeless, shirtless boy -- Captain's quay -- Upon entering the house of Lysander Swoop -- A procession of the most-curious sort -- Oxtail and cabbage soup -- A faded tulip -- Saved by a curse -- Hidden -- A flame in the dark -- An almost normal day -- Masked -- Unmasked -- The infernal machine -- The valet finds that which was lost -- Neither sloop, nor Jackdaw -- Tales from the sea -- The valet discovers himself -- The path -- Desire.
Summary	"When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he gets a bad feeling about the owner, Lord Foxglove. But he and his mum need the money, so he takes the position anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he's not even human-and his otherworldly plans might threaten everyone in the town of Gloom. together, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover what's really going on at Foxglove Manor, and find themselves facing forces more dangerous than they could have imagined. Can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world?"--Page 4 of cover.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 7.0 Quiz #508104.
	Lexile 650L.
Subject	Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
	Household employees -- Juvenile fiction.
	Shades and shadows -- Juvenile fiction.
	Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction.
	Poverty -- Juvenile fiction.
	Magic -- Fiction.
	Household employees -- Fiction.
	Shadows -- Fiction.
	Single-parent families -- Fiction.
	Poverty -- Fiction.
	Horror stories.
	JUVENILE FICTION -- Fantasy & Magic.
	JUVENILE FICTION -- Horror & Ghost Stories.
	JUVENILE FICTION -- Action & Adventure -- Pirates.
	JUVENILE FICTION -- Family -- General (see also headings under Social Issues)
	Single-parent families. (OCoLC)fst01119481
	Shades and shadows. (OCoLC)fst01115024
	Poverty. (OCoLC)fst01074093
	Household employees. (OCoLC)fst01730010
	Magic. (OCoLC)fst01005468
Genre/Form	Horror tales.
	Horror tales. (OCoLC)fst01726645
	Fantasy fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726607
	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Fantasy fiction.
	Horror fiction.
	Fantasy fiction.
Other Form:	Online version: Smith, Ronald L. (Ronald Lenard), 1959- Gloom town. Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, 2020 9780358164494 (DLC) 2019012809
ISBN	9780358569770 (paperback)
	035856977X (paperback)
	9781328841612 (hardcover)
	1328841618 (hardcover)

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