The Ghost of the Jangling Keys

Ten-year-old Charles Dayton Stratton Ill, a young writer, was sent fromhis third-story room overlooking the crashing Atlantic Ocean to a boy'sschool in France. At the first sight of the Château du Mont, surroundedby an ancient stone wall, topped with rolls of barbed-wire, Charles makesplans to escape.However, his plans are delayed due to: Madam Constance, a possible spy,an old tree, a black cat, an unwanted roommate, a mathematical genius, asilver box, a Bedouin prince, the gift of a pyramid, a used camera, a journalfrom the French Revolution, the labyrinth at Chartres, Christmas in Paris,a locked gate to the fourth floor, the sound of jangling keys, and a checkfrom Ghost Story Magazine.