From his adventures in The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn teenager Anthony Monday returns to take on a storm of sorcery.
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Anthony can always count on his friend, sixty-eight-year-old librarian Miss Eells, to break up Hoosacβs hot summer days with some adventure or other, but this one takes the cake. On their way to get ice cream, they make a side trip to the abandoned mansion of the late J.Β K. Borkman, a once rich and weird eccentric who was obsessed with the weather.
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When Anthony finds a diary there, the pages seemed filled with the ramblings of a crazy old man, until Borkmanβs son starts fixing up the dilapidated houseβand the storms come. Hail, lightning, and dangerous winds descend upon Hoosac. And when Anthony and Miss Eells connect the wild weather to the diary, they uncover a diabolical plan, black magic, and a son more than willing to finish what his father startedΒ .Β .Β .
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βA wild, ghoulish plotΒ .Β .Β . Thereβs a nice balance most of the way through between folksy charm and gently intense suspense.β βKirkus Reviews
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βThe atmosphere Bellairs creates is creepy and a little chillingΒ .Β .Β . So, wait for a dark and stormy night, grab a blanket and a flashlight and enjoy this eerie mystery.β βSF Site
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βFast, witty and intricate entertainment.β βPublishers Weekly
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βPure Bellairs.β βSchool Library Journal
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