GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE PEOPLE TAKER (#1)

Gustav Gloomis a ten-year-old boy who has been raised by shadows - not ghosts, but shadows - in an ominous haunted house. The neighbors are terrified of the house, all except for Fernie What, a cheerful little girl who moves in and befriends Gustav. When she goes missing, it's up to Gustav to find her. Award-winning Adam-Troy Castro evokes Roald Dahl in his lively middle grade debut.

With illustrations by Karen Margiotta.

See animated book trailer under: http://bookboxdaily.scholastic.com/2013/09/09/exclusive-video-gustav-gloom-and-the-people-taker/