serafina and the black cloak by robert beatty

But when I told my mom about the book she thought it was weird in a lot of ways. I was reading it everywhere then when my book report came though, I decided to chose it for the project I wanted to make a game for it. I read this book at my school library for Reading Olympics.First,I thought it was scary and weird by its cover but when I started reading it it tureens out to be surprising good in fact addictive.

Serafina's quest to understand herself and her unknown family history, along with some truly creepy moments and imagery (during one encounter, the Man in the Black Cloak 'seemed to float on the violence of the battle, his decaying, blood-dripping hands reaching outward as he came upon Braeden'), makes for an eerie historical mystery. With more children disappearing, she teams up with fellow loner Braeden Vanderbilt, nephew of the estate's owner, to search for the so-called Man in the Black Cloak, leading them deep into the forest. One night, Serafina sees a man capture a girl, who vanishes into his cloak. He forbids Serafina who was born with four toes on each foot, golden eyes, and other physical peculiarities from wandering upstairs among the Vanderbilts or into the woods, where he found and rescued her as an infant. Twelve-year-old Serafina and her father secretly live in the basement of the Biltmore, where he keeps the mansion's many mechanisms in working order. īeatty's suspenseful debut opens in 1899 in Ashville, N.C., at the historic Biltmore Estate.In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear.

Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity.before all of the children vanish one by one. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. 'Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.' Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen.

Serafina and the black cloak by robert beatty