Watch Hollow: The Alchemist's Shadow

<p><strong>There is magic there is good and evil and there is love all woven into a suspenseful and entertaining mystery.--<em>School Library Journal </em>(starred review)</strong></p><p><strong><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Gregory Funaro brings us the second installment of the thrilling Watch Hollow series where magic exists monsters roam and wooden animals come to life. </strong></p><p>Having defeated the Garr a vicious tree monster who lived within the enchanted woods of Watch Hollow Lucy and Oliver Tinker now have the home they've always dreamed of: Blackford House. Powered by a magical clock and full of curious rooms and improbable knickknacks Blackford House brims with the promise of new adventures.</p><p>Yet when a strange governess arrives from England--bringing with her the Kojima twins Agatha and Algernon--the Tinker children's once bright future quickly begins to dim. The Kojimas claim to be the rightful heirs to Blackford House and soon after their arrival a great evil enters the Tinkers' new home cursing it and turning it into an ever-changing labyrinth.</p><p>As a result Lucy and Oliver along with their clock animal friends must now join forces with the twins to escape this labyrinth and save Blackford House all while a new monster lurks around the corner.</p>