"The Curse of Ravenscourt." by Sarah Masters Buckey is part of the American Girl series of books in which fictional adolescent girls have adventures at various periods in U.S. history.
The Curse of Ravenscourt takes place sometime in early 20th century New York City. While their house is being renovated, eleven-year old Samantha Parkington and her extended family move into the new "Ravenscourt" apartment building in downtown New York City.
Almost immediately, strange things begin to happen and Samantha thinks that a curse placed on the building's owner-Horace Raven by a tenant of one of his slum properties is to blame.
Author Sarah Masters Buckey has written an exciting story complete with many historical details of the era including the terrible living conditions of the tenements.
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