Jim and his family move into a haunted mansion, after his father becomes the head gardener. There is a stone garden and stone statues located throughout the grounds. The spirits are children who keep telling Jim to “Find the Seventh” No one believes him, the owners autistic son Einstein. Jim has to figure out the clues that the ghost children are leaving for him and solve the prophecy before it’s too late. However, things aren’t always as they appear. This book reminded me a lot of the movie “The Sixth Sense” as far as not seeing what is coming until the end. Throughout the whole book Shaw did wonderful job of tying all of the clues together, without being predictable at all. Also, the aspect of Jim’s family dynamics and how everyone is coping with their mothers’ sudden death adds another dimension to the story. This was a book that I couldn’t put down and kept me guessing till the end, a definite recommendation to reluctant readers.
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