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A Deadly Game of Magic

by Joan Lowery Nixon · 1985

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Seeking shelter from a fierce Texas storm, four teens are trapped inside a strange house as unwitting players in a magician's evil games. The phone goes dead. A plaster head suddenly appears. A disembodied hand taps the mantel. Then the magic turns even more sinister, leading inevitably toward murder.

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young adultmiddle grade
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medium · 240 pages

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