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Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault (Gustav Gloom series)
by Adam-Troy Castro
Illustrator: Kristen Margiotta
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-448-45834-2
Keywords: Friendship, Adventure
Will the adventurous Fernie What and her neighbor from the shadow world, Gustav Gloom, find the Nightmare Vault before the sinister shadow eater does? Dark, cartoon-like illustrations.