Part One
This Winter
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“I can do magic,” April Powers said. “Evil magic.”
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April waved her hands again. “Komoo…apaka…namoo,” she whispered.
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Dear April Powers.
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Merrilee finished reading the letter over April’s shoulder. “Wow,” she…
Part Two
The Year 1680 Ravenswoode, a Tiny English Village
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“Witch! Witch!”
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They stared down at her, eyes cold as stone. Bodies…
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The next morning dawned gray and chilly for spring. Katherine…
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The chicken took a few steps toward her. Its claws…
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With a horrified cry, Deborah dropped to her knees. “Please,…
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Deborah rushed to the doorway and pressed up beside her…
Part Three
A Tropical Island This Spring
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April leaned on the deck railing of the boat and…
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April felt her face grow hot again. “I—I don’t understand,”…
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Bright red blood spurted from Martine’s ears. She spread her…
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The rope bridge swayed in the warm breeze. Below the…
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“We’re going to win this thing,” Marlin declared after the…
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April landed hard on her stomach. The ropes bounced beneath…
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After lunch, most of the other kids headed to the…
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“But the bones were in a perfect circle,” April explained.
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The next morning, high clouds covered the sky. A cool…
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Josh and Rick ran into the center of the room.
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April could feel Donald Marks’s eyes on her as she…
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That night, Donald Marks gathered everyone together in the meeting…
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The sun had gone down, but the air was still…
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The others stopped. Kristen gasped. The flashlight slipped from Anthony’s…
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He held the compass up so the others could see.
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Another choppp rang out through the trees. This one to…
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The machete trembled in Marlin’s hand. He raised it in…
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“I’ll bet this is all part of the Life Games,”…
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“He’ll be here any second,” Anthony said, yawning. His red…
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Her sneakers thudded over the wet sand. The low red…
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“What took you so long?” April asked Marlin. “We got…
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All part of the games, April thought. Being eliminated is…
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The water bubbled furiously around her. Her ears rang with…
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A short while later, April saw Marlin and Anthony running…
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