The Shadows by Jacqueline West



When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.
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  1. Brooke KingJune 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Super CREEPY and super creative! The idea of being able to go to Elsewhere through paintings is so creative. The action is really exciting. I couldn't put it down! ****

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  2. Maddy C./HemingwayAugust 26, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    *****
    OK first of all I read this in less than a day! This book is amazing! I love how the one cat (or witche's farmillar) loves to pretend to be a historical "hero"! It's scarry and funny!

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  3. hannah/hemiAugust 29, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    I loved this book how she put on the glasses and she could go into the pictures it was a great book.

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  4. Kaeli/SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    This book was amazing.I've never read a book with so much adventure and mystery.Olive was adventrous and brave.

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  5. Hayley H/HemingwaySeptember 13, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    I dont know how the author thought of this book! I thought it was very creative. My favorite character was the cat. He was mysterious when he kept showing up unexpectedly. I give it ****

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  6. Braden/HemingwaySeptember 21, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Excuse me bad man HOW COULD YOU DO SOMETHING TO A KID! Trap him in a forest all by himself and then kill him. I think he is dead but I guess I have to read the rest of the series to find out. Anyways, I love Haratio and the other cats ****

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  7. Serena/HemingwaySeptember 24, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    The best blue bonnet book I have ever read!!! It's scary creative and very unique. I like how detailed it was. I also liked that you didn't know who was good or evil and that it always kept you wondering. I rate this **** stars.

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  8. nina/hemingwaySeptember 26, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    I liked that her specticals alowed her to go in pictures. I liked Leoplod the best he is so mysteryious

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  9. Alexis/HemingwaySeptember 27, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    This book was one of the BEST bluebonnet books I have ever read. It's super scary, yet mystifying. I can just IMAGINE what Spellbound is going to be like once I get my hands on it. I finished in less than a day, but yet it felt like a week because I was so drawn into it. AWESOME!!! ****

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  10. Madi E/HemingwaySeptember 28, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    This was a great book! My favorite character was Horatio! It took a while to get into it, but afterwards i was moving with the story! It only took me 2 days to get into it!!! ***

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  11. Bennett/hemiSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    kinda scary That is a sireis I would not be interrested in**

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  12. Simon/HemingwaySeptember 28, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    I liked the book because it was spooky and I'd say it would be a good halloween book!*****

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  13. Kendall/HemingwaySeptember 28, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    I loved this book because Olive is SOOOOOOO
    brave! I would have FREAKED OUT if that happened
    to me. I liked Harvey the best.****

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  14. Lauren F. /Salinas[4]September 29, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    This book kind of gave me the creeps . Yet I love how comedy mixed in with the story.....***

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  15. Zoe/Salinas said ...September 30, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    i loved this book i think Olive is soo brave!
    i would pea in my pants if that happened to me.
    i give it 4 stars ****

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  16. Colin/HeimingOctober 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    This was the best bluebonnet book Ive ever read because the cats can talk and Olive can jump into paintings!****

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  17. Haley C/HemingwayOctober 12, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    I love how Olive can jump into the pictures and i personally think that this book is next to my favorite bluebonnet book ever

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  18. daniela/salinasOctober 23, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Ilike this book because it has lot of details and lots of imagination. *****

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  19. Katelyn 4th MondejarOctober 24, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    I think this is the best book ever!I like how it just kept you thinking about it. I love this book and I will give it 5 stars.*****

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  20. lorrie/mondejarOctober 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    i loved it! i pictured horatio running through spooky hallways

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  21. nina mondejar 4October 25, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    i loved this book!!! one of the things that makes me like it so much is that the cats can talk to olive and she can talk back. another reason is because live can jump in and out of paintings

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  22. Lillianna / mondejar 4thNovember 1, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    i love this book the story real came alive like the boy. this book made me creeped out when i read it.

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  23. madison r / hemmiNovember 2, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    this was by far one of te best books i have EVER read it was creative and i have alwaws wanted to go into pictures out of 100 100 being the best it was 100 *****

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  24. Bailey/SalinasNovember 2, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    I LOVED this book! I liked how it was a huge adventure! This is definitely one of the best blue bonnet books I've ever read! definitely a four star book :D ****

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  25. Reis Berilgen / SalnaisNovember 2, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    It is a long book and when I first looked at it it looked interesting

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  26. Stevie/HemingwayDecember 1, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    The book was pretty scary, but it was also very funny. My favorite character was Harvey because he pretends he is a very adventerous person.

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  27. Amy/HemingwayDecember 4, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    I liked this book. At the beginning, the book was sort of boring, but in the middle it got amazing. I can't believe the paintings were magic. My favorite cat was Harvey. It drove me nuts not knowing who was good or bad.****

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  28. Braden/HemmingwayDecember 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    i like this mostly because of morton i think his backstory was pretty sad getting trapped in the forest forever before olive saved her and i REALLY hate anabell

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  29. Caelia/HemingwayDecember 7, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    *** This was a very good book, it was very creative. My favorite character is Horatio. I loved how she could go in to the pictures. This is one of the top blue bonnet books I've read so far

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  30. oliver/hemingwayDecember 7, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    kinda creepy but other wise good i like how olive can travel through paintings :) *****

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  31. kaitlin b. /salinasDecember 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    I thought this book was kreepy. But I liked the discripshions. I like that the cats can talk to. :)***

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  32. Nima/HemingwayDecember 12, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    I loved this book because it was a mixture of humor,mystery and exitement but i liked how the author crafted the story and make everything come to life*****

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  33. Nima/HemingwayDecember 14, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Really cool but kinda of creepy because of the shadows and love how she can go through paint*****

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  34. max/duncanJanuary 4, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    i liked this book because of the details. this is a very,very nice book.i give this book a 3***

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  35. Danica mondejar 4thJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    I love this book for the adventure and mystery. I think the cat Harvey was my favorite character, he was hilarous.

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  36. Reis/SilanasJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    It is a frightening and weird that is a great book

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  37. chloeJanuary 24, 2012 at 5:54 AM

    it was a wired book but i liked it

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