Ghosts In The Gallery

From School Library Journal Grade 3-6-After her mother dies, Jenny, 1l, arrives at Graymark House in the middle of the night after a long journey, only to be told that it is not her ancestral home. Although her mother always told her that her deceased father was a Graymark, the girl has no proof to validate her claim and the letter her dying mother sent never arrived. Faced with a return voyage to a place where she has no relatives left or becoming a servant to the family she thought would become hers, Jenny chooses to stay and work. Wallace spins a delightful tale of Dickensian treachery, betrayal, and triumph in a setting replete with fog, cliffs, and haunting portraits of long-gone family members. This melodramatic story is perfectly peppered with secrets and expectations, making it a first-rate choice.