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Something Upstairs
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-02-13
- Language: English
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Regular price: $13.99
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Publisher's Summary
“What Kenny saw - or thought he saw - were two hands, then two arms, reaching up from the stain, pushing away a box of his mother’s old books that was sitting on it. These hands and arms seemed to be not flesh and blood but sculptured, glowing smoke. It was as if, from under that box, a body was struggling to be free."
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- Phoenix
- 08-03-17
a mind bending story w disappointing narrator
I wasn't too impressed with the narrator and I thought it was strange that the main character had an accent when there was no accent in any other part of the story. I thought the narrator read it much too fast and it was not a steady pace by any means. but this story is amazing and worth the purchase even with a bad narrator.
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- Texas Angel
- 08-29-16
good middle school book
good book for 6 and 7th grade readers. easy to read and follow storyline. audiobook has good voice
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- Judy Tolle
- 11-09-15
Excellent book! My grandson LOVED it!
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This book rates near the top of my favorite books.
What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He made me want to read the whole book in one sitting.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
A hair-raising historical thriller!