IN THIS FIRST BOOK IN THE HAUNTING YORK TRILOGY, DAN TRIES TO SHED SOME LIGHT UPON THE SHADOWS ON THE WALL... Dan is confused but thrilled when his parents decide to take a family vacation to York, England, right in the middle of the school year. But his excitement turns to dread when he discovers a terrible family secret that threatens to destroy everything. As if Dan doesn't have enough to worry about, the ancient Roman ruins of York are alive with ghosts of Roman soldiers, and they all seem to be reaching out to him. Could they be trying to tell him something? And what d the local gypsies have to do with it all? Do they know something about Dan's future that he doesn't?
The final chapter of this haunting trilogy by a Newbery Award-winning author concludes the story of 15-year-old Dan Roberts, and his struggle to understand a family secret while dealing with the ghosts of Roman soldiers who seem to know Dan from some distant pasts.
After visiting York, England, and witnessing a series of mysterious events on his grandmother's farm, Dan, who may have a hereditary disease, searches for the strange connection that links him to the family of Ambrose Faw