The Lovely Dark

The Lovely Dark

By Matthew Fox

Pages

256

Rating

4.40

Year

2026

FantasyMysteryMythologyFriendshipChildrensMiddle Grade

Description

When twelve-year-old Eleanor Newton thinks she sees her deceased grandmother, she misses her chance to speak with her one last time.

Soon after, Ellie finds herself and her best friend Justin lost in the underworld. The pair are split up by the voices guiding their journey, and Ellie arrives at Eventide House, a sort of boarding school for children who have died. The underworld is beautiful, but Ellie is plagued by the feeling that something isn’t right, leading her to search for a way back to her family in the world of the living.

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