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The boy’s name is Jack but his name could be Invisible. Even his family forgets him most the time. Jack’s lonely and solitary life is about to change completely when he gets to Aunt Mabel and Clive Fitzpatrick’s house in Iowa for the summer. Hazelwood Iowa is flat corn country totally different from Jack’s hilly fog wrapped San Francisco. Jack can see their colorful house and garden beckoning from a block away. Mabel and Clive seem to be buzz with welcoming warmth, energy and mystery. Uncle Clive plops a giant dusty book onto Jack’s desk, instructing him to read it because he will need it. How can Jack need a tattered old book called The History of Hazelwood? It all seems weird and creepy like their town. Jack sets out exploring Hazelwood; he is punched by the town bully and befriends a trio of kids – his first real friends – all in his first day at Hazelwood! Beneath the orderliness of Hazelwood, a fierce, ancient battle is brewing that only Jack can solve. Could The History of Hazelwood book be true? Can Jack trust his undiscovered skills and new friends to right the tragedy created by the magical divide so long ago in this exciting adventure? |
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