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Description
When fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips travels by train to the secluded village of Kingsplot to live with his wealthy but estranged uncle, Beck discovers some dark family secrets. A buried basement, a forbidden wall, an old book of family history with odd references to... dragons? Beck's life is... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Beck Philips: The main character
- Kate: A girl Beck meets.
- Milo: Beck's friend
- Wane: The maid
- Millie: The cook
- Thomas: The "butler"
- Scott: The gardener
- Aeron Philips: Beck's uncle
- Wyatt: The school bully.
Memorable Quotes
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“Aeron breathed out slowly, letting his shoulders drop. "Dragons," he finally said. "Well, unfortunately, they are a far different thing."”
First Sentence
I shouldn't have said it, but the word slipped out of my mouth as easy as air.
Table of Contents
1. Kind and Clever Hooligan
2. I'm Miserable Now
3. Nowhere Fast
4. Up to the Old House
5. Tonight I Am Aware
6. The Headmaster Routine
7. A Rush and a Push
8. I Started Something
9. Paint an Ugly Picture
10. There Is a Glow That Won't Snuff Out
11. Ask
12. Two-Quarters of a Person
13. I Wonder
14. How Long Until Now?
15. Me with a Thron in My Side
16. Is It Really So Odd?
17. Still Sick
18. Disgusting Lie
19. Barbarism Begins
20. Oscillate Madly
21. Panic
22. Death at One's Side
23. I Know It's Ending
24. Having Everything Now
Authors & Contributors
- Obert Skye (Author)
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