The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2012 · Est. 7.5 hour read

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

By Claire Legrand, Sarah Watts (Illustrator)

Kids vanish at a mysterious home. Can Victoria uncover the truth?

3.9/5 Goodreads · 4,875 ratings
352 pages· 67,716 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
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Victoria Wright's perfect life is disrupted when her best friend Lawrence disappears. As more children vanish, she suspects the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls hides sinister secrets. Determined to solve the mystery, Victoria must confront her fears and break the rules. Will she uncover the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

At the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. A dark, timeless, and heartfelt novel for fans of Coraline and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster–lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does too.) But then Lawrence goes missing. And he’s not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out…different. Or they don’t come out at all. If anyone can sort this out, it’s Victoria–even if it means getting a little messy.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
352
Words
67,716
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
750L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about being lostBooks about orphansBooks about best friendsBooks about missing persons
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~R
AR points
10
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
153746
Publication
Published
August 28, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442442917

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