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During a summer stay with an eccentric relative at a mansion in rural Vermont, two boys stumble upon an old-fashioned board game. As they play, the game draws them into a mysterious adventure that blurs the line between the board and reality.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: M. T. Anderson
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