The Haunting of Charles Dickens

Sometimes there are stories that are in my mind that I want to read, but know not within what pages they lie. As soon as I began this book, I knew it was one of those stories I'd been searching for a long time. This book is so wonderful on so many levels that it's hard to know where to begin praisin......more

This book is more for teenagers, but even so it felt a tad too earnest at times (that darn Mulberry is one clever pup). Loved the setting, but wish the mystery was a bit deeper. And what's with a ghost showing up once then never spoken much of again?......more

Reviewed by Kira M for TeensReadToo.com 19th-century London is not a safe place for children, especially a girl like Meg Pickel. Boys and girls are going missing all over. Meg's family has been torn apart by the disappearance of her own brother, Orion, six months ago. Now that her brother is gone, Meg......more

Charles Dickens as a character is sometimes more entertaining than Dickens as an author and while this will most assuredly cause some to demand I relinquish my readers card and my right to comment on fiction, I present to you that books such as The Humbug Murders by L.J. Oliver and this fine read gi......more

Meg’s brother Orion suddenly goes missing. After six months of not being able to sleep due to her unanswered questions about Orion, she finally sets out to find answers when Mr.Charles Dickens secretly visits her father's print shop. This book would be best suitable for audiences between the ages of......more