Bibliograph

Type

Label

The door by the staircase, Katherine Marsh

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The door by the staircase

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

932138019

Responsibility statement

Katherine Marsh

Summary

Mary is adopted by mysterious Madame Z and in her new life begins to uncover scary secrets. -- Twelve-year-old Mary Hayes can't stand her orphanage. But when an attempted escape doesn't go quite as well as she'd hoped, Mary fears she'll be stuck in the Buffalo Asylum for Young Ladies forever. The very next day, a mysterious woman named Madame Z appears at the orphanage requesting to adopt Mary. The matron's all too happy to get the girl off her hands. Soon, Mary is fed a hearty meal, dressed in a clean, new nightgown and shown to a soft bed with blankets piled high. She can hardly believe she isn't dreaming! But when Mary begins to explore the strange town nearby, she learns a terrifying secret about Madame Z's identity. If Mary is not careful, her new home might just turn into a nightmare

Target audience

juvenile

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

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