YA fantasy: boy meets shadow people

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YA fantasy: boy meets shadow people

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1ggprof
Mar 9, 2011, 7:08 pm

It may be upper level children's instead. It's pre-1980s and is about a boy who goes to a house with a garden. When there he discovers and befriends shadow people. Anything that casts its shadow in the garden is then around for the shadow people's use.

There are statues in the garden and a dolphin statue is important. I seem to think it's how he was able to see the shadow people but I'm not certain.

There's a portion where he takes his birthday cake outside so the shadow people can have some too.

2lib.rare.ian
Mar 9, 2011, 9:17 pm

The Shades, by Betty Brock, 1971. The boy washes his eyes in the dolphin fountain, which gives him the ability to see the shade people.

3ggprof
Mar 14, 2011, 1:15 pm

Thank you so much!

4lquilter
Edited: Mar 20, 2011, 5:12 pm

touchstone fairy: The Shades by Betty Brock