The Man who was Poe

The Man who was Poe
By Avi

When Edmund mysteriously loses first his mother, then his aunt, then his sister, he finds himself thrust into the dark city streets of Providence, alone and frightened. He encounters a very strange man who seems to want to help him to recover his family. Edmund has little choice but to work with this stranger, despite his seeming insanity. Edmund realizes that he is working with the great American writer, Edgar Allen Poe, but all is not as it should be. Is Poe using Edmund to create yet another tragic mystery story for his pen, or does he genuinely want to help the boy find his family while they are still alive? Edmund must decide to accept help from the only adult willing to listen, whatever the consequences, or set out to find his family alone, facing the unknown evils of the city.

-Ms. McConnel