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Something Upstairs

Avi

1997120 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1997
first published
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When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.

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Plot intensityEventful

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Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesJustice

Content notes

  • Racismmoderateunreviewed

Quotesnone available

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