A New York Times Best Seller "Verne-ian fantasy and reversal of fortune ? la Dickens willlure readers into this good-vs.-evil series debut."-Kirkus Reviews "Ideal for kids who loved Percy Jackson and Harry Potter." -Booklist "With a dash of Dickens and more than a bit of Rowling, this first book in a proposed series should have no trouble finding an audience."-VOYA Grubb, age twelve (or thereabouts), has never known anything beyond his miserable existence...