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Billy spends the summer at the mysterious Dr. Libris’s lakeside cabin. When he opens the private bookcase, the books seem to animate: he hears clashing swords, twangs of arrows, and feels the ground shake. It becomes a surreal experience where the adventures he reads feel as real as the world around him.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Chris Grabenstein
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