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Zusatztext “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 Informationen zum Autor D. J. MacHale Klappentext 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 Chapter 1 “Use your brains, people, for a change,” Mr. Winser commanded impatiently as he prowled the aisles of third-period social studies class, hunting for his next victim. Winser had been teaching seventh-grade social studies since before I was born. Maybe before my parents were born. He was a fossil who wore wide ties that were so ugly, I couldn’t tell if the hideous patterns were intentional or just a bunch of stains from spilled food. “Can someone please offer me an intelligent response?” he asked with disdain. “What were some of the negative impacts of evolution between the Homo erectus period and the Homo sapiens period?” Winser spun and pointed his finger at an unsuspecting girl. “Miss Oliver!” he declared. Gwen Oliver sat bolt upright, as if lightning had flown from Winser’s fingertip. Gwen wasn’t a social studies scholar. Or a math scholar. Or any kind of scholar, for that matter. She was the kind of girl who did her best to get through the day without having to think too much. Or at all. “Umm .?.?.?,” she said, stalling, hoping Winser would move on. “Unacceptable!” he shouted. He said that a lot. “Stand up. Get the blood flowing to that underused brain of yours.” Gwen gave him an uncertain look and didn’t budge. “I said stand!” Winser barked. She stood slowly, with her shoulders slumped, while tugging at her long auburn hair nervously. All eyes were fixed on her. If it wasn’t her worst nightmare, it sure came close. “N...