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The thrilling conclusion of a groundbreaking series that seamlessly blends fantasy with a hard-hitting tale of love and survival.
“Profound moral ambiguity and spiraling human pain lie at the heart of Cross’s plot . . . grimly mesmerizing and fascinatingly unusual series.”—Kirkus Review, starred review
Her family says she was stolen . . . and they will stop at nothing to get her back.
Robert, his sister Emma, and his best friend, Tom, discovered the girl named Hope locked away in a basement room. The three friends tried to rescue her, but Hope shrank away from them. In one surreal, devastating moment the frail girl was gone, disappearing into the dark caverns that Robert himself once narrowly escaped. Now her family and friends are searching desperately for the lost child. Hope must be found before winter sets in and destroys the fragile home she has made in the dark ground.
The three rescuers soon discover a troubling connection between their own existence and Hope’s small but powerful parallel world. This sinister connection will test their courage, challenge their friendship, and finally explode their understanding of good and evil.
“Profound moral ambiguity and spiraling human pain lie at the heart of Cross’s plot . . . grimly mesmerizing and fascinatingly unusual series.”—Kirkus Review, starred review
Her family says she was stolen . . . and they will stop at nothing to get her back.
Robert, his sister Emma, and his best friend, Tom, discovered the girl named Hope locked away in a basement room. The three friends tried to rescue her, but Hope shrank away from them. In one surreal, devastating moment the frail girl was gone, disappearing into the dark caverns that Robert himself once narrowly escaped. Now her family and friends are searching desperately for the lost child. Hope must be found before winter sets in and destroys the fragile home she has made in the dark ground.
The three rescuers soon discover a troubling connection between their own existence and Hope’s small but powerful parallel world. This sinister connection will test their courage, challenge their friendship, and finally explode their understanding of good and evil.
The thrilling conclusion of a groundbreaking series that seamlessly blends fantasy with a hard-hitting tale of love and survival.
“Profound moral ambiguity and spiraling human pain lie at the heart of Cross’s plot . . . grimly mesmerizing and fascinatingly unusual series.”—Kirkus Review, starred...
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Gillian Cross has written many award-winning books for children in her native UK. The Dark Ground Trilogy: Book One is her first book for Dutton Children’s Books.
Gillian Cross has written many award-winning books for children in her native UK. The Dark Ground Trilogy: Book One is her first book for Dutton Children’s Books.
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