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When Jack’s little sister Maddy disappears, taken by an ogre into a strange realm, his brother and friend Lilly decide to follow. Their adventure takes them to a floating crossroads between worlds where magic plants and familiar bonds are tested. Faced with giants who feed on human children, a blood‑thirsty goblin king lurking in the sewers, and their own fears, Jack must rely on unlikely allies—including the very goblin king—if he hopes to return Maddy and himself to Earth alive.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Ben Hatke
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