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Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected. The story follows Kit as she investigates the supernatural occurrences and uncovers a dark secret.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Lois Duncan
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