ANewYorkTimesbestseller,TheNightGardenerisaVictorianghoststorywithshadesofWashingtonIrvingandHenryJames.Morethanjustaspookytale,it'salsoamoralfableabouthumangreedandthepowerofstorytelling.TheNightGardenerfollowstwoabandonedIrishsiblingswhotraveltoworkasservantsatacreepy,crumblingEnglishmanorhouse.Butthehouseanditsfamilyarenotquitewhattheyseem.Soonthechildrenareconfrontedbyamysteriousspectreandanancientcursethatthreatenstheirverylives.WithAuxier'sexquisitecommandoflanguage,TheNightGardenerisamesmerizingreadandaclassicinthemaking.PraiseforTheNightGardenerSTARREDREVIEWS"Lotsofcreepiness,memorablecharacters,aworthymessage,Auxier'satmosphericdrawingsandtouchesofhumoramidthehorrormakethiscautionarytaleonereaderswillnotsoonforget."--KirkusReviews,starredreview"Storytellingandthesecretdesiresoftheheartwindtogetherinthisatmosphericnovelthatdoublesasaghosttale."--SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview"Auxierachievesanidealmixofadventureandhorror,offeringallofitinelegant,atmosphericlanguagethatforcesthereadertoslowdownabitandrevelinboththehigh-qualityplotandthestorytellingitself."--BulletinoftheCenterforChildren'sBooks"Allproperscarystoriesrequireaspooky,menacingatmosphere,andAuxier(PeterNimbleandHisFantasticEyes)deliversthegoodswithhisprecisedescriptionsofthegothicsettingandteasinghintsofmysteryandsuspense."