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The Wretched Stone

by Chris Van Allsburg · 1991

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In a story recounted through the daily log of Captain Allan Hope, the sailors aboard the Rita Anne become mesmerized and transformed by a mysterious glowing rock, and only music and books can restore them to normal.

Genre
fantasymysteryadventure
Themes
artchildhoodimaginationjewishteachers
Audience
picture bookschildrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 32 pages

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