Books of Elsewhere Series

by Jacqueline West

A fantasy mystery series following Olive Dunwoody, who moves into an old Victorian house and discovers three paintings that serve as portals to a shadowy magical world. The books chronicle Olive's adventures through the paintings, her friendship with a boy trapped inside, and her confrontation with the house's dark secrets, blending creepy atmosphere with genuine emotional stakes.

Books in The Books of Elsewhere series in order:

Book cover
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1
The Shadows
Recommended For Ages
10
+

When eleven-year-old Olive moves into an old Victorian house, she discovers three paintings that serve as portals to a shadowy, magical world, and befriends a boy trapped inside—but the house and its former owner have dark secrets. The first in the Books of Elsewhere series, atmospheric and genuinely creepy.