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When Max learns that his bedroom is haunted by the ghosts of Nicky and Tara, he strikes a deal: help the two spectral friends uncover the mystery of their own deaths, and they will help him prove to his father that he is not a worthless wimp. The key to their resurrection lies with a lone witness—a chimpanzee who saw what happened to the kids. To unlock the secret, Max is forced to switch brains with the primate, risking not only his own sanity but also his identity. Will he uncover the truth and return from the brink of humiliation, or will the swap turn him into the very coward he feared?
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Robert Lawrence Stine
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