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The story follows six children who are drawn to the bleak, garbage-filled land of Coldharbour. There, each child undergoes a mysterious transformation, and together they must confront an unknown enemy that threatens their new reality.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Cliff McNish
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