A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters--adventurous Betty, curious Charlie, and proper Fliss--who go on a quest to break the curse that's haunted their family for generations.All Betty Widdershins wants is an adventure--one that takes her far away from Crowstone, the gloomy island where she's always lived. But instead of an adventure, Betty and her sisters Fliss and Charlie are given of a set of magical objects, each with its own powers: a scruffy carpet bag, a set of wooden nesting dolls, and a gilt-framed mirror. And these magical objects come with their own terrible secret: the sisters' family is haunted by a generations-long curse that prevents them from ever leaving their island--at the cost of death. The sisters set out to break the curse and free their family forever. But after stumbling upon a mysterious prisoner who claims to be able to help them, they find themselves in great danger. And in order to break the curse--and stay alive--they must unravel a mystery that goes back centuries, one that involves shipwrecks, smugglers, and sorcery of the most perilous kind.;Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Front Matter -- Half Title -- Other Books by This Author -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Map -- Prologue -- Chapter One: Trick or Treat -- Chapter Two: Prisoners -- Chapter Three: The Three Gifts -- Chapter Four: By Sunset -- Chapter Five: The Widdershins Curse -- Chapter Six: Leechpond Latchdown -- Chapter Seven: The Prison on the Marshes -- Chapter Eight: Prisoner 513 -- Chapter Nine: Ghosts -- Chapter Ten: Rats and Revelations -- Chapter Eleven: Sorsha's Tale -- Chapter Twelve: The Traveling Bag -- Chapter Thirteen: Jarrod -- Chapter Fourteen: Escape