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Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)

By D. J. MacHale

By D. J. MacHale

By D. J. MacHale

By D. J. MacHale

By D. J. MacHale

By D. J. MacHale

By D. J. MacHale
Read by Keith Nobbs and Mark Bramhall

By D. J. MacHale
Read by Keith Nobbs and Mark Bramhall

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Sep 19, 2017 | ISBN 9781101932568 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Sep 06, 2016 | ISBN 9781101932537 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Sep 19, 2017 | ISBN 9781524772253 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Sep 06, 2016 | 317 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)

    Previously published as Curse of the Boggin. A fast-paced, thrilling series opener from bestselling author D. J. MacHale. Check out a book—and unlock an adventure!
     
    There’s a place filled with tales that don’t have an ending. Puzzles that won’t be solved until someone steps in to finish them.

    Enter the Library.
     
    Marcus and his friends have found the key to open it. And they need to use it, because, clearly, something is up. A strange guy in a bathrobe haunts them; fires rage and flare out in an instant; a peculiar old lady keeps telling them, “Surrender the key. . . .” At first Marcus thinks he’s going nuts, until the mystery gets personal. The Library may hold some answers, but the clock is running out. Because on these library shelves, the stories you don’t finish might just finish you. . . .
     
    Kids love Surrender the Key (The Library, Book 1):
     
    “A mysterious, hard-to-put-down book with a twisting plot, funny characters, and haunting souls. I can’t wait to hear what adventures they have next.” —A.J. H., age 11
     
    “I read enough in just one day to fill my school reading log for a week.” —Michael C., age 10
     
    “A unique, intriguing book filled with page-turning adventures.” —Madeline H., age 12
     
    “Couldn’t put it down. I stayed up reading until 11:00 p.m. with only one thought in my mind: one more chapter!” —Ben H., age 11

    About Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)

    Leave the lights on for this first book in a new thriller series! The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon invites you to enter The Library, where the stories you can’t finish just might finish you.

    There’s a place beyond this world where spirits tell their tales—stories that ended too soon, or don’t end at all. It’s a place for unexplainable things: mysteries without solutions. Ghosts. Boogeymen. They all have a story.
     
    Marcus and his friends have found the key to unlock the Library. And they need to use it, because, clearly, something is up. Some strange guy in a bathrobe haunts them; fires rage and flare out in an instant; a creepy old lady shows up at Marcus’s house. . . . At first Marcus thinks he’s going nuts, until the terror gets real. The Library may hold some answers, but if there’s an unfinished mystery, the three friends will have to complete the story . . . any way they possibly can.

    About Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)

    Previously published as Curse of the Boggin. A fast-paced, thrilling series opener from bestselling author D. J. MacHale. Check out a book—and unlock an adventure!
     
    There’s a place filled with tales that don’t have an ending. Puzzles that won’t be solved until someone steps in to finish them.

    Enter the Library.
     
    Marcus and his friends have found the key to open it. And they need to use it, because, clearly, something is up. A strange guy in a bathrobe haunts them; fires rage and flare out in an instant; a peculiar old lady keeps telling them, “Surrender the key. . . .” At first Marcus thinks he’s going nuts, until the mystery gets personal. The Library may hold some answers, but the clock is running out. Because on these library shelves, the stories you don’t finish might just finish you. . . .
     
    Kids love Surrender the Key (The Library, Book 1):
     
    “A mysterious, hard-to-put-down book with a twisting plot, funny characters, and haunting souls. I can’t wait to hear what adventures they have next.” —A.J. H., age 11
     
    “I read enough in just one day to fill my school reading log for a week.” —Michael C., age 10
     
    “A unique, intriguing book filled with page-turning adventures.” —Madeline H., age 12
     
    “Couldn’t put it down. I stayed up reading until 11:00 p.m. with only one thought in my mind: one more chapter!” —Ben H., age 11

    About Surrender the Key (The Library Book 1)

    Leave the lights on for this first book in a new thriller series! The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon invites you to enter The Library, where the stories you can’t finish just might finish you.

    There’s a place beyond this world where spirits tell their tales—stories that ended too soon, or don’t end at all. It’s a place for unexplainable things: mysteries without solutions. Ghosts. Boogeymen. They all have a story.
     
    Marcus and his friends have found the key to unlock the Library. And they need to use it, because, clearly, something is up. Some strange guy in a bathrobe haunts them; fires rage and flare out in an instant; a creepy old lady shows up at Marcus’s house. . . . At first Marcus thinks he’s going nuts, until the terror gets real. The Library may hold some answers, but if there’s an unfinished mystery, the three friends will have to complete the story . . . any way they possibly can.

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    About D. J. MacHale

    D. J. MacHale is the author of Surrender the Key and Black Moon Rising, the bestselling Pendragon series, the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy, the sci-fi thriller trilogy The SYLO Chronicles, and Voyager: Project Alpha. In addition to his published works,… More about D. J. MacHale

    About D. J. MacHale

    D. J. MacHale is the author of Surrender the Key and Black Moon Rising, the bestselling Pendragon series, the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy, the sci-fi thriller trilogy The SYLO Chronicles, and Voyager: Project Alpha. In addition to his published works,… More about D. J. MacHale

    About D. J. MacHale

    D. J. MacHale is the author of Surrender the Key and Black Moon Rising, the bestselling Pendragon series, the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy, the sci-fi thriller trilogy The SYLO Chronicles, and Voyager: Project Alpha. In addition to his published works,… More about D. J. MacHale

    About D. J. MacHale

    D. J. MacHale is the author of Surrender the Key and Black Moon Rising, the bestselling Pendragon series, the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy, the sci-fi thriller trilogy The SYLO Chronicles, and Voyager: Project Alpha. In addition to his published works,… More about D. J. MacHale

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Yearling
    Sep 19, 2017 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101932568

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Sep 06, 2016 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101932537

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Sep 19, 2017 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524772253

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 06, 2016 | 317 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780735207080

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    Praise

    “MacHale deftly pulls readers into this page-turning adventure . . .defying them to put it down.” —Kirkus Reviews
     
    “Readers who love action and adventure, lightened with a bit of humor, will look forward to meeting Marcus, Lu, and Theo again.” —Shelf Awareness

    Kids love Surrender the Key (The Library, Book 1):

    “A mysterious, hard-to-put-down book with a twisting plot, funny characters, and haunting souls. I can’t wait to hear what adventures they have next.” –A.J. H., age 11

    “I read enough in just one day to fill my school reading log for a week.” –Michael C., age 10

    “A unique, intriguing book filled with page-turning adventures.” –Madeline H., age 12

    “Couldn’t put it down. I stayed up reading until 11:00 p.m. with only one thought in my mind: one more chapter!” –Ben H., age 11

    Awards

    Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2018

    Indiana Young Hoosier Award NOMINEE 2019

    New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award NOMINEE 2017

    Maine Student Book Award SELECTION 2017

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