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When a group of six children find themselves drawn into Coldharbour, a sprawling landscape of abandoned garbage dumps, they experience strange and mysterious transformations that bind them together.
Haunted by the unknown dangers lurking within the wasteland, the children must rely on newfound powers and the bonds of friendship they forge to face the threat that imperils their fragile world.
Silver Child follows their struggle to survive, grow, and protect one another as they confront the shadowy presence in the forgotten industrial sprawl of Coldharbour.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Cliff McNish
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