The Alchemist's Shadow : HarperCollinsPublishers : 9780062643490 : 0062643495 : 09 Feb 2021 : &;There is magic, there is good and evil, and there is love all woven into a suspenseful and entertaining mystery.&;&;School Library Journal (starred review) New York Times bestselling author Gregory Funaro brings us the second installment of the thrilling Watch Hollow series, where magic exists, monsters roam, and wooden animals come to life. Having defeated the Garr, a vicious tree monster who lived within the enchanted woods of Watch Hollow, Lucy and Oliver Tinker now have the home they&;ve always dreamed of: Blackford House. Powered by a magical clock and full of curious rooms and improbable knickknacks, Blackford House brims with the promise of new adventures. Yet when a strange governess arrives from England&;bringing with her the Kojima twins, Agatha and Algernon&;the Tinker children&;s once bright future quickly begins to dim. The Kojimas claim to be the rightful heirs to Blackford