false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179637522m/939962.jpg 361943 6 A modern teen battles ancient evil aided by an invisible guide and an old diary in British author Christine Morton-Shaw's <I>The Riddles of Epsilon</I>. While exploring the property around her mother's ancestral home, fourteen-year-old Jessica finds a falling down cottage. Within resides Epsilon, a being that could be wraith, angel or demon. Through ghostly IM exchanges on her computer, Epsilon leads Jessica to an 1894 diary written by a boy named Sebastian Wren. Jessica is disturbed to discover that Sebastian's actions seem to mirror her own, right down to sharing the same dream. Even more upsetting is the fact that Jessica's mother seems to be slipping away mentally, just like Sebastian's mother did many years ago. Epsilon tells Jessica that the only way to free her mother's mind is to find a cursed relic that Sebastian failed to uncover. But can Jessica trust Epsilon? And if not, is she strong enough to break the age-old family curse on her own?<p> Morton-Shaw's use of light and dark symbolism is eerily effective, and teen readers will be reminded of <I>The Watcher in the Woods</I> by Florence Engle Randall, or more recently, the spooky <I>Midnighters</I> series by Scott Westerfeld. While the writing doesn't always hit the mark (Jessica's characterization is slap-dash and stereotypical; primordial Epsilon often slips into modern slang), the mood of the book is nevertheless deeply creepy, and readers under twelve may find themselves sleeping with the lights on. (Ages 12 and up) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I> 352039 2005 The Riddles of Epsilon total:151|5:46|4:60|3:37|2:8|1:0| 151 597 225 24 1957886 0060728191 9780060728199 12 2 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190869720m/1957886.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1957886.The_Riddles_of_Epsilon 4 2 false Sun May 11 21:16:58 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 21:17:10 -0700 2008
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