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276 pp.
| Random
| January, 2009
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TradeISBN 978-0-375-83350-2$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-93350-9$19.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Mark Zug.
American boy Oliver and his Baladi friend Zee stumble upon a secret about seven ancient keys that supposedly lead to buried treasure. Soon the keys--and people--start disappearing. The novel mixes mystery and action with a bit of Indiana Jones thrown in. The vividly described setting, a fictional country called Balabad, was inspired by Afghanistan.