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The Man Who Was Poe by Avi

The Man Who Was Poe

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Scholastic Inc. · Ebook · June 25, 2013

This heart-stopping historical mystery from plot-master Avi will reach the wide audience it deserves with its fresh and compelling new cover treatment!The night Edmund's twin sister, Sis, goes missing, the streets of nineteenth-century Providence, Rhode Island, are filled with menacing shadows.

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A shadowed historical mystery pairs a desperate search with the risk of trusting a stranger.
Genres
U.S. History
Published
Scholastic Inc., June 25, 2013

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This heart-stopping historical mystery from plot-master Avi will reach the wide audience it deserves with its fresh and compelling new cover treatment!The night Edmund's twin sister, Sis, goes missing, the streets of nineteenth-century Providence, Rhode Island, are filled with menacing shadows. As Edmund frantically searches the city, he tries to make sense of what happened: He only left Sis alone long enough to buy bread. How did she vanish in the mere minutes he was gone?

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Just as Edmund is about to lose hope of finding her, a stranger appears out of the mist and offers to help. But the man is gloomy and full of secrets. He seems to need Edmund to carry out plans of his own. Can Edmund trust him? And if he doesn't take the chance, how will he ever find his sister?

Trust in the Shadows

A shadowed historical mystery pairs a desperate search with the risk of trusting a stranger.

Come here for

  • A missing-sister mystery in nineteenth-century Providence
  • The uneasy question of whether a stranger can be trusted

Expect

  • A tense, city-spanning search for answers
  • Secrets and uncertainty in every offer of help

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U.S. History64%

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  • U.S. History
Authors
Avi
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
June 25, 2013
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
U.S. History