Something Upstairs
Avi's Something Upstairs (1988) is a time-travel fiction and ghost story novella. It deals with ghosts, slavery, time travel and rhode island.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 57 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.
It runs to roughly 128 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Something Upstairs
When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.
Quick answers
Who wrote Something Upstairs?
Something Upstairs was written by Avi and first published in 1988.
What genre is Something Upstairs?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Ghost Stories.
How long is Something Upstairs?
The median edition has 128 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Something Upstairs?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Doll in the Garden, Haunted and Mummies in the Morning.
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