The Man Who Was Poe - Avi

Edmund is all alone. His mother is gone. His sister has disappeared. He has no one except for a mysterious stranger who follows him through the shadowy city. When the stranger offers to help Edmund find his father in exchange for the boy's help with a mission of his own, Edmund warily agrees, hoping that the dark mysteries that surround the disappearance of his family can be solved. \n \nIt is night and Edmund is all alone. His mother is gone. His sister has disappeared. Edmund has no one, except for a dark and mysterious stranger who follows him through the cold and shadowy city with offers of help. But who is this stranger who gives Edmund refuge? He has a mission of his own and he needs Edmund, but he tells him nothing of his purpose. Yet the stranger is Edmund's only hope of discovering the dark secrets that surround the disappearance of his family...\n