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During a visit to a university, the Alden siblings encounter a strange phenomenon: the stone gargoyles guarding an ancient library seem to shift and animate. They investigate and work to solve the mystery behind the moving statues, engaging in a delightful detective adventure set amid a college setting.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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