In the Shadows 12+

About this book

From the remarkable imagination of acclaimed artist Jim Di Bartolo and the exquisite pen of bestselling author Kiersten White comes a spellbinding story of love, mystery, and dark conspiracy, told in an alternating narrative of words and pictures.

Cora and Minnie are sisters living in a small, stifling town where strange and mysterious things occur. Their mother runs the local boarding house. Their father is gone. The woman up the hill may or may not be a witch.

Thomas and Charles are brothers who've been exiled to the boarding house so Thomas can tame his ways and Charles can fight an illness that is killing him with increasing speed. Their family history is one of sorrow and guilt. They think they can escape from it . . . but they can't.

Arthur is also new to the boarding house. His fate is tied to that of Cora, Minnie, Thomas, and Charles. He knows what darkness circles them, but can't say why, and doesn't even know if they can be saved.

Reviews

Praise for In the Shadows:

* "An enthralling, page-turning Gothic mystery infused with hair-raising horror. The well-written text harmonizes perfectly with the lushly executed, haunting images that, at first, seem to have nothing to do with the textual story but are gradually revealed to be an integral part that, ultimately, brings light to the darkest of shadows." —Booklist, starred review

* Booklist, starred review, May 2014

"[T]he tantalizing mystery...unfolds in two twinned stories: one told in the intriguing text by author White and the second, told in artist Di Bartolo's wordless, enigmatic images that are interspersed throughout the text. The result is an enthralling, page-turning Gothic mystery infused with hair-raising horror." —Booklist, starred review