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Salem Brownstone

All Along the Watchtowers
by John Harris Dunning
96p. 978-0-76364-735-3.
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Gr 8 Up—A telegram arrives, informing Salem Brownstone of the death of the father he never knew. The loss leaves him holding the key to his father's mansion and its strange contents. There he meets a mysterious contortionist in possession of a scrying ball and, as Jedediah Brownstone forewarned his friends, the deathly Shadow Boys have come for it. Like Alice going down the rabbit hole, Salem descends into Dr. Kinoshita's Circus of Unearthly Delights, and the eerie adventures take off from there. Singh's artwork in this oversize book is similar to Edward Gorey's surrealistic pen-and-ink illustrations. It lends itself perfectly to Dunning's dark tale. Fans of H. P. Lovecraft, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe will enjoy this eerie graphic novel.—Lisa Gieskes, CA Johnson Preparatory Academy, Columbia, SC
After receiving a telegram informing him of the death of his estranged father, Salem Brownstone travels to the house that is his inheritance and learns that his life is in danger. This large-format graphic novel features intricate black-and-white illustrations that support the text by building its sense of the macabre. Readers will appreciate the story's detail, danger, and unique characters.
Reviewed by Lisa Gieskes , Jul 01, 2010

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