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Ghost Boy

Ian Taylor, Rossi Taylor

Publisher: Next Chapter

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Summary

Will and Alice Harding, and their seven-year-old son Toby, have just moved to a new house in the countryside. Hoping for a fresh start, Will's and Alice's past hides dark secrets that are just waiting to emerge.
 
Soon, Toby begins to change; his voice, his appearance, his demeanor. Finally accepting that something is seriously wrong with their son - something traditional medicine can't help with - Will and Alice turn to folk magic for help.
 
But can they figure out what the powerful, mysterious force is that plagues their son... and how to defeat it?
Available since: 02/07/2022.
Print length: 128 pages.

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