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287 pp.
| Putnam |
October, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-16960-1$16.99
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4-6
Nolie's scientist father is studying a mysterious encroaching fog bank ("the Boundary") off the coast of the picturesque Scottish village Journey's End; Bel's poor family is dependent on tourism generated by the Boundary. The girls meet Albert, a boy who vanished into the Boundary in 1918. Science, magical realism, and supernatural combine intriguingly as the girls confront an ancient Scottish spell to save the village.