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The Night Tourist Paperback – September 2, 2008

by Katherine Marsh (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
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Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth grade classics prodigy lives with father on the Yale University campus. Smart and introverted, Jack spends most of his time alone, his nose buried in a book. But when Jack suffers a near fatal accident, his life is forever changed.

His father sends him to a mysterious doctor in New York City--a place Jack hasn't been since his mother died there eight years ago. While in the city, Jack meets Euri, a young girl who offers to show him the secrets of Grand Central Station. Here, Jack discovers New York's Underworld, a place where those who died in the city reside until they are ready to move on. This, Jack believes, is a chance to see his mother again. But as secrets about Euri's past are revealed, so are the true reasons for Jack’s visit to the Underworld.

Masterfully told, The Night Tourist weaves together New York City's secret history and its modern-day landscape to create a highly vivid ghost world, full of magical adventure and page-turning action.
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  1. Reading age
    10 - 11 years
  2. Print length
    256 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    5 - 9
  5. Dimensions
    5.19 x 7.63 inches
  6. Publisher
    Hyperion Book CH
  7. Publication date
    September 2, 2008
  8. ISBN-10
    1423106903
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1423106906
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Katherine Marsh taught high school for a while before she moved to New York City and started writing forGood Housekeeping and then Rolling Stone magazines. Her nonfiction stories about the city have appeared inThe New York Times and other publications. She is currently the managing editor ofThe New Republic magazine, where she edits articles on politics and culture. A native of the Empire State, she currently lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and two cats.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyperion Book CH; Reprint edition (September 2, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1423106903
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1423106906
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 11 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 7.63 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 73 ratings

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Katherine Marsh is an award-winning author of books for middle grade readers including MEDUSA: THE MYTH OF MONSTERS; THE LOST YEAR (a National Book Award Finalist and Jan Addams Award Winner); NOWHERE BOY (Winner of the Middle East Book Award); and THE NIGHT TOURIST (an Edgar Award Winner For Best Juvenile Mystery Winner).

Katherine's book have been published in sixteen languages, optioned for film, and have also been selected as Junior Library Book Guild selections, New York Times Notables, Washington Post Best Books, New York Public Library Best Books, Indie Next selections, Publishers Weekly Flying Start and various other state and critics lists.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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S. Rozell
5.0 out of 5 stars Believable for Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2015
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Good story on CD that kept me and my son engaged (and awake) on a trip from Oregon to Colorado. Characters were believable especially Euri, who's background belies reality. The plot is tied together well from start to end.
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Mari Mar Gomez
4.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book for children and adults alike!
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2014
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Even though I'm not a child anymore I still can't help reading and enjoying books
like this one; it has many amazing and true facts about the history of New York
and also elements of Greek mythology. It tells the story of a boy who becomes
friends with a girl and all the adventures they go through in the Underworld of
New York City (sorry can't say more in case I spoil it for you....)

Don't miss the sequel The Twilight Prisoner!
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Skye
5.0 out of 5 stars A Tourist of healing
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023
This book is a great read, adventure, and if you've lost a loved one, can be cathartic. I got this book not too long after my dad died, in 2010, and thought it looked interesting and something I could relate to. Gosh, was I right! Jack lost a parent, his mother and wanted to try and see her again. What I wouldn't have, and still wouldn't do, to have someone guide me around the underground of the dead, just to see him one more time.
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AC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Brand new
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016
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Fast delivery. Great book. Brand new.
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Monique 81
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent middle school book
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2013
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I am a sixth grade teacher. I discovered this book for my students. This book is excellent for discovering Greek Myths and New York City historical features. This is a great summer reading book for students
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5.0 out of 5 stars Greek myth wonderfully retold as ghost story
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016
Jack, a lonely, rather nerdy, fourteen year old boy living on the Yale college campus is more comfortable translating Latin than hanging out with any classmates from school. A sudden accident transports him to Grand Central Station where he embarks upon weird and imaginative adventures with a ghost-girl companion his own age. The novel offers readers delightful tours through Manhattan, past and present, as the ever-enchanting Euri leads Jack on flying trips where they briefly encounter famous folks en route and frequently find themselves in engrossing, fingernail-biting danger. We eventually learn why Euri remains in limbo as the pair search for Jack's mother who died under mysterious circumstances when he was six, something the boy's father has long refused to discuss.

The layers of mystery will keep most readers turning pages to Author Marsh's satisfying and poignant end. This is the enchanting story of Orpheus & Eurydice from Greek mythology imaginatively retold and modernized for middle school and adults both. The book also presents a thought-provoking opportunity to consider and reflect upon the meaning of life and death with young people.
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Heather Dowell
3.0 out of 5 stars Ghostly Adventure
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
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PIELOVER56
5.0 out of 5 stars 100.00%_completely_amazing!!!!:)
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017
100% enjoyed! It's like I was ment to reaad this. It is only the 1st book in the series. I don't exactly know hoelw many books there are but all I know is that this was 100.00%_completely_amazing! I can't wait to read the next book! I am actually glad that at the end of book 1 was a cliff hanger. It makes you more interested to read the 2nd book. I would have reae it anyway but it gives the story an edge to it.
If I could rate this book 5 annd a 1/2 I would have!
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F. Jolicoeur
5.0 out of 5 stars Very original and interesting
Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2010
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I am over tirty and I friend of mine recommended this book. We share the same taste in youth fantasy litterature. I loved this book, I already ordered the sequel to read on vacation. Don't we all want to believe in a form of life after death. Highly recommend.
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