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Columbus, Chris , Vizzini, Ned

House of Secrets

490 pp. | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | May, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-219246-2 $17.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Greg Call. Moving into a new house launches three siblings into cinema-ready hijinks. Transported into a mash-up of the former owner's fantasy-adventure books, they are charged with finding a powerful (and evil) book. Part Inkheart, part Lemony Snicket, this whirlwind nonsensical tour of adventure-novel clichés prioritizes action over character development but turns out enough impressive set pieces to win over genre fans.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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