The Books of Elsewhere

Olive Dunwoody and her parents have just moved into the diseased Ms. McMartin's really old house. It's huge, and has so many creepy places, according to eleven-year-old Olive. There's this one painting that almost looks as if part of it is moving. And none of the paintings hanging on the wall come off. It's as if they're part of the wall itself. But when she finds a pair of old spectacles and tries them on, the paintings come to life; a painting of a beautiful girl winks at her! And there's Horatio, a talking cat. A talking cat! Olive doesn't know who to trust. This house is full of secrets... secrets that Olive is about to explore! Join Olive Dunwoody's adventures as she visits the inside of the paintings - literally. The Books of Elsewhere series by Jacqueline West starts out with volume (each 'volume' is no more than 300 pages, I'm guessing) 1, The Shadows.

P.S. I loved it; I finished it in one day.

- Maria