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During the Halloween season, the Malloy sisters—now living in West Virginia after relocating from Ohio—are continually thwarted by the mischievous Hatford brothers. Their playful pranks ignite a series of retaliations as the sisters devise clever ways to get even, making the holiday a battleground for sibling friendship and neighborhood rivalry.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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