The Cavendish Home for Boys and GirlsAt the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. An atmospheric, heartfelt, and delightfully spooky novel for fans of Coraline, Splendors and Glooms, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster—lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does, too.) But then Lawrence goes missing. And he’s not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out…different. Or they don’t come out at all. If anyone can sort this out, it’s Victoria—even if it means getting a little messy. |
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User Review - bookbrig - LibraryThingA creepy mystery with super gross details and a fantastic main character. I loved Victoria, and while it might not be the most original of storylines, it's so well written I didn't really care. Read full review
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User Review - widdersyns - LibraryThing3.5 stars. I read this because I was planning to assign it for the kids’ book club at my library, but I’m afraid a few small elements might be too gruesome. I like the general creepy and spooky ... Read full review
Contents
Section 14 | 215 |
Section 15 | 229 |
Section 16 | 243 |
Section 17 | 261 |
Section 18 | 276 |
Section 19 | 302 |
Section 20 | 315 |
Section 21 | 321 |
Section 9 | 155 |
Section 10 | 172 |
Section 11 | 179 |
Section 12 | 188 |
Section 13 | 204 |
Section 22 | 340 |
Section 23 | 347 |
Section 24 | 357 |
Section 25 | 359 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls |
| Author | Claire Legrand |
| Illustrated by | Sarah Watts |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2012 |
| ISBN | 144244293X, 9781442442931 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship |
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