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Author: John Bellairs

📘 The Dark Secret of Weatherend by John Bellairs

Anthony Monday stumbles upon the diary of J.K. Borkman while sorting papers in the town library. Initially dismissed as a lunatic’s ramblings, the journal soon forewarns of violent hailstorms and blizzards sweeping Weatherend. With the storms growing more severe, Anthony and his guide Miss Eells realize the diary’s warnings are true: Borkman’s son has designed a spell to freeze the realm. The pair must race against time to stop the impending catastrophe, culminating in a confrontation with the malevolent Anders Borkman hidden within his father's tomb.

First publish date: February 1, 1986

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy

Authors: John Bellairs

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