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Book SynopsisColorful cats in construction hats are on the job to build a house in this adorable, bouncy, rhyming picture book! Kids will delight in learning about colors while giggling at the hilarious antics of these forklift driving kitties.Yellow cat. Green hat.Dig this. Clear that. Green cat. Orange hat. Mix this. Pour that. Six colorful cats work together to build a house...with just a little help (and mischief) from some tiny rat friends. Little readers will delight in following along with the simple rhyming text, big construction vehicles, and the failures and triumphs that come with a big project! Bulldozers, cement trucks, excavators, and even a giant crane feature in this story, but each read through also offers smaller details to discover!

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Book SynopsisIntroduce children ages 2 to 5 to the different types of Dungeons & Dragons characters in this exciting Little Golden Book!Meet The Fallbacks, a ragtag adventuring party travelling the Forgotten Realms in search of adventure! Made up of a magic-wielding wizard, a stealthy rouge, a brave fighter, a healing cleric, and a charismatic bard, each member of the team brings their own special skills and talents to a mission! And they?ll need every skill they have as they journey into the Undermountain dungeon to save their beloved pet Uggie in this Little Golden Book. This storybook is perfect to introduce children to several iconic playable classes of Dungeons & Dragons and teach them that differences help make a great team! It?s a great book for kids ages 2 to 5 years old as well as collectors and Dungeons & Dragons fans of all ages.Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.

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Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series comes a race across the country full of rousing riddles and laugh-out-loud humor as two brothers try to solve the million-dollar puzzle of an eccentric genius!Benjamin and Ethan Broderick don't fit together. Twelve-year-old Ben loves retro arcade games and puzzles, while his older brother would rather play sports and hang out with his friends. The only thing they have in common is how much they resent being forced to go on a summer road trip.But at the quirky diner where the brothers make their very first stop, they discover a clue leading to a giant puzzle race with a million-dollar prize! Along with five other families, the Brodericks are thrust into a high-stakes competition along the famous Route 66.Can Ben and Ethan put their heads together—and put aside their differences—to beat out the other families and solve Ms. Pennypickle's ultimate puzzle?

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Book SynopsisDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Pope Francis! The perfect introduction to nonfiction foryoung readers?as well as fans of all ages!This Little Golden Book about Pope Francis--the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the first Pope from South America--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children.Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:?Queen Elizabeth II?King Charles III?Barack Obama?Dr. Jonas Salk?Harriet Tubman

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Book SynopsisFrom the acclaimed author of A Heart in a Body in the World comes the gripping story of a girl living a lie in order to find the truth about her family and herself.Eleanor, like so many others, is used to watching her famous father from afar. To the world, Hugo Harrison is the brilliant and charismatic tech genius whose AI inventions seem to create a new, better reality. But to Eleanor, whose mother had an affair with Hugo years ago, he is something even more intriguing, and dangerous?a secret.When Eleanor?s spying leads her to a posting for a live-in summer nanny job for Hugo''s young son?her half-brother?she knows she has to apply. This is finally her chance to learn about her father, his family, and the life that could have been hers. She only has to do one thing: become someone else. With just a few well-placed lies, Eleanor is catapulted into an unfamiliar, intoxicating whirlwind of money and ego, and into a new romance with a cute boy who works for Hugo. But in a place where image is everything and reality can be rewritten, is anything real?even the Harrisons themselves?Caught between her own secrets and the ones she?s uncovering about her father and his latest invention, Eleanor faces a question that technology can''t answer: what is your true self, and how do you know when you find her?

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series returns with another delightful picture book featuring a stubborn Jim Panzee who only wants to play all day and ignore everything else. Children and parents alike will relate to this silly book about procrastination.One fine morning, Jim Panzee wakes up and decides that all he''s going to do is play all day. Whether it''s tidying his branch, finding bananas for lunch, or even taking a bathroom break, Jim wiggles out of it. For him nothing is more important than having fun. Like so many kids, Jim is great at avoiding his responsibilities.Instead, Jim Panzee spends time swinging with the monkeys, singing with the birds, and rolling around with the zebras. When his friends return home, Jim finds new animal friends so he can keep on playing. But by the end of the day, when Jim is dirty, itchy, and hungry, his best pal Norman patiently tells him ?Too much of anything can be, well, too much.?In a world where most kids would love to spend all their time playing, Jim Panzee finds out what happens when that?s all you do.

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Book SynopsisA PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR? ?[A]high-stakes story packed with slow-burn pining and plentiful tension.??Publishers Weekly, starred review A cunning teen memory merchant falls for the handsome rookie officer on her tail in this swoony dystopian romance that''s ?one to watch? (Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of The Isles of the Gods)In 2364, eighteen-year-oldLiv Newmandreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients. Maybe a few illegally, but money equals freedom. So when a customer offers her a ludicrous sum to go on an assignment in no-man?s-land, Liv accepts. Now she just has to survive.Rookie ForcemanAdrian Raobelieves in order over all. After discovering that a renegade Proxy?s shady dealings are messing with citizens? brain chemistry, he vows to extinguish the threat. But when he tracks Liv down, there?s one problem: her memories are gone. Can Adrian bring himself to condemn her for crimes she doesn?t remember?As Liv and Adrian navigate the world beyond the Metro and their growing feelings for one another, they grapple with who they are, who they could be, and whether another way of living is possible.

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Book SynopsisThere is a lot to do on the family farm! Read along in this sturdy board book perfect for children ages 0-3 as a boy helps his grandfather in this next installment of the Brown Baby Parade series.Papa’s farm is big.There’s so much work to do!Papa smiles and says,“I like to work with you!”A little boy helps his grandpa weed the garden, feed the chicks, fix a fence to stop escaping goats, and so much more in this sweet story. Nikki Shannon Smith's soothing, rhythmic text and Amanda Quartey's warm, welcoming illustrations pair beautifully to create heartwarming scenes of everyday life. The joyful depiction of Black rural life will allow children to see themselves and encourage interest in their local farming communities!

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Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ?A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YA BOOK OF THE YEARA teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCUfor the young, Black, and magical.Enroll in the debut of a fresh fantasy series unlike anything you''ve seen before. ?Brings magical living to an HBCU inan unforgettable young adult adventure.??PeopleTen years ago,Malik''s life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Since then, he has kept his abilities hidden, looking out for himself and his younger foster brother, Taye. Now, at 17, Malikis finally ready to start a new life for both of them, far from the trauma of his past. However, a daring act to rescue Taye reveals an unexpected connection with his long-lost grandmother: a legendary conjurer with ties to a hidden magical university thatMalik?s mother attended.At Caiman University, Malik?s eyes are opened to a future he never could have envisionedfor himself?one that includes the reappearance of his first love, Alexis. His search for answers about his heritage, his powers, and what really happened to his mother exposes the cracks in their magical community as it faces a reawakened evil dating back to the Haitian Revolution. Together with Alexis, Malik discovers a lot beneath the surface at Caiman: feuding covens and magical politics, forbidden knowledge and buried mysteries.In a wholly unique saga of family, history and community, Malik must embrace his legacy to save what''s left of his old family as well as his new one. Exploring the roots and secrets that connect us in an unforgettable contemporary setting, thisheart-pounding fantasy series opener is a rich tapestry of atmosphere, intrigue, and emotion.

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Book SynopsisA father and son team up to compete in an epic Minecraft tournament in this official novel!It’s a dream come true. Every year, only twenty-four kids in the entire state are selected to show off their Minecraft skills in the Southwest Regional Tournament. And Jett Warner just got his invitation.Here’s the catch: Nobody knows the rules ahead of time. Will it be Survival? Creative? A speedrun? Or maybe PVP? The only thing Jett knows is that he’ll need a partner. And he’ll need to expect the unexpected—well, that and a totally sweet all-expenses-paid trip to a mountainside retreat for a week. The winner’s reward? Life-changing. The competition? The best of the best. The partner in his corner? His sister, Dri, a total Minecraft expert. Wait, scratch that—Dri has a fever, and now Jett is going to have to team up with . . . Dad?! Sure, he taught Jett how to play, but that was years ago. And while Jett&rsqu

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Book SynopsisFor fans of Frankly in Love and Tokyo Ever After comes a romantic dramedy about finding love and reconnecting with your culture in the most surprising ways.Taiwanese American Catie Carlson has never fit in with her white family. As much as she loves her stepmom and stepsister, she yearns to understand more about her culture and find her biological mother.So Catie is shocked when an opportunity comes knocking on her door: Her summer spa coworker, Toby, says he?ll teach her Mandarin. In exchange, she needs to teach him how to date so he can finally work up the courage to ask out his crush. The only problem is that Catie doesn?t actually have any dating experience. But she can fake it.With her late father?s copy of The Five Love Languages and all his annotated notes, Catie becomes the perfect dating coach. Or so she thinks. As she gets dangerously close to Toby and to finding out what really happened to her biological mom, she realizes that learning the language of love might be tougher than she thought.Stefany Valentine?s debut novel is both a fresh, fun romance as well as a profound, luminous story about grief, family, transracial adoption, and what it means to truly follow your heart.

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Book SynopsisShell-abrate a joyous Latine Easter tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, available in Spanish!What are cascarones: Cascarones are empty egg shells that have been colored, filled with paper confetti, and sealed!The hunt is on to figure out who will be the reigning champ of Cascarones, and Toti knows that he has his family beat. His parents are too easy, they make old-school cascarones with confetti inside. His sister, Carlita wishes she could create cascarones like him, and his Abuela doesn''t even stand a chance. When the day of Cascarones arrives, will Toti seize his moment or will it be scrambled when he learns someone has switched his cascarones for fake ones!With a cheeky twist at the end, readers will laugh and relish at the antics of Toti and his family in this exuberant bilingual story.

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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORA frenemies-to-friends graphic novel about about the trials and tribulations of three twelve-year-old girls and cabinmates at sleepaway camp. Perfect for fans of Guts and Real Friends!Beatrice, Roxy, and Virginia are fresh out of 6thgrade and ready to conquer a new milestone: their first week at sleepaway camp.Beatrice would rather be in the company of her stuffed animals than people, something her parents hope camp will help with.Roxy, fresh from the news of her parent?s divorce, feels like she?s being sent away while they sort out logistics. Further complicating matters is the fact that Bea and Roxy do not get along. Virginia wanted to go to camp, all the middle school soccer girls go, but that was before she found out she didn?t make her middle school soccer team.As the kids navigate their first big feelings -- crushes, betrayals, ambition, family drama, and more -- during this tender and sensitive transition time of their childhood, they ultimately discover it is friendship that helps them through the trials of growing up.With a pitch-perfect voice and accessible cartoons, don''t miss the next big middle grade graphic novel from uber talented creator Liz Montague.

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Book SynopsisGet ready for best friend fun with the perfect board book for little truck lovers! Babies and toddlers will love seeing all their favorite diggers, tractors, forklifts, and other vehicles playing so nicely together!As with every book in the beloved Where Do Diggers... series, a variety of kid trucks celebrate friendship, joy, and construction! From diggers to cherry pickers, from snow plows to pumper trucks, and more?all the vehicles enjoy playing, caring, and sharing with their friends. Imagination and exuberance fills the pages. Truck lovers and their families will want to take this sturdy board book everywhere they go.Children who can''t get enough trucks will love all the books in the bestselling Where Do... series.Where Do Diggers Say I Love You?Where Do Diggers Hunt for Easter Eggs?Where Do Diggers Trick or Treat?Diggers Love Their Mommies!Diggers Love To Go To School!Diggers Love Their Daddies!

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Book SynopsisFirst day of school jitters? Yeti knows all about that! She''s not ready for her first day of school either in this colorful picture book that is a gentle reminder that''s it OK to be scared to start something new.It''s almost the first day of monster school, but Yeti is NOT ready. Even though she has practiced her stomp, perfected her growl, and filed her fangs. . . her stomach is still full of fire-breathing moths! Can Yeti survive her first day? Or will she find a way to stay home instead?With a gentle reminder from dad that Yeti may not be the only nervous new student, YETI IS NOT READY FOR SCHOOL is the perfect read to help assuage pre-first day anxieties.

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Book SynopsisIn this moving picture book, inspired by the author’s experience as a Syrian refugee, a child's profound love for his family's apple tree gives him courage when he must flee his homeland.When a young boy asks his parents why he doesn’t have a brother or sister, his mother replies that on the day he was born, they planted an apple tree in their front yard. “The apple tree is your sister,” she says. At night, the boy wraps a blanket around his sister's trunk and during the day he shares all of his secrets with her. One day, they see helicopters in the sky and his parents tell him they must flee. But how can he leave his sister behind? Instead he digs her up and carries her away from their homeland. When they arrive to a new place, the air is colder and the ground is hard. Home feels so far away. But as his sister grows taller and her branches blossom, the boy realizes that he will always be connected to his homeland, even as he begins to embrace his new one.    This moving and hopeful refugee story is written by Syrian activist Jamal Saeed and co-written by acclaimed poet Jordan Scott. Illustrated by award-winning artist Zahra Marwan, who drew inspiration from her own immigration from Kuwait, this gorgeous book reminds readers that nothing is left behind forever.

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Book SynopsisStart your quest with a talking purple llama and protect the Kingdom of Ravenwood! Join eight-year-old Dak as he''s swept into a magical adventure to protect the people and creatures of their kingdom?including dragons!Eight-year-old Dak spends his days scooping llama poop and dreaming of adventure. Then he meets Fenn, the mysterious girl who lives next to his family?s farm, and Lucy, a llama…who wears a scarf? And talks? And turns PURPLE?!Suddenly Dak is on a magical whirlwind adventure! Turns out Lucy is the keeper of the magical stones that protect the people of Ravenwood ?and a thief has tried to steal them. Now they''re scattered across the kingdom! The good news? Lucy has found the Fire Stone. The bad news? A family of dragons found it first and they won?t give it up easily. Can Dak, Fenn, and Lucy get the Fire Stone back?They?ll encounter magical creatures, a sneaky thief, and tricky magic, but when Dak, Fenn, and Lucy work together, nothing can beat Team Llama Quest!Join Team Llama Quest on all their adventures! #1 Danger in the Dragons'' Den#2 Secrets of Starfall Forest

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Book SynopsisStart your quest with a talking purple llama and protect the Kingdom of Ravenwood! Join eight-year-old Dak as he''s swept into a magical adventure to protect the people and creatures of their kingdom!One day, Dak was scooping llama poop on his family''s farm. The next, he''s on a magical adventure to save the kingdom! Dak, Fenn, and the magical llama Lucy have found the Fire Stone but eleven of the magical stones that protect Ravenwood are still missing! The search for the next stone leads Dak, Fenn, and Lucy to Starfall Forest, where the very shy and protective herd of alicorns?magical horses with wings and a horn?live. The alicorns have the Star Stone, and it''s leaking magic everywhere and causing havoc at the royal wedding! Can Dak, Fenn, and Lucy find a way to gain the alicorns? trust and get the Star Stone back?They?ll encounter magical creatures, a sneaky thief, and tricky magic, but when they work together, nothing can beat Team Llama Quest!Join Team Llama Quest on all their adventures! #1 Danger in the Dragons'' Den#2 Secrets of Starfall Forest

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Book SynopsisWhen a 7th grader is forced to join her school''s hockey team, she discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. This fierce and heartfelt queer romance explores the courage to face your fears, even when your dreams are on thin ice.Some goals are worth falling for. After a lifetime of humiliating sports experiences, Bea Mullins knows the best way to survive middle school is to stick to the sidelines. When PE is suddenly canceled, though, Bea is forced to join an after-school activity...which is how she ends up as a member of the Glenwood Geese, her middle school''s first all-girls hockey team.Bea would be happy sitting on the bench, but she doesn''t want to let down her best friend, Celia. Plus, the more time Bea spends on the rinks, the more she comes to enjoy her teammates, especially the incredibly talented--and incredibly cool--co-captain Gabi. But when low funding puts the Geese in danger of never playing again, Bea realizes she may lose everything she didn''t know she wanted.A hilarious and heartfelt middle-grade contemporary about first crushes and fierce friendships from debut author Emily Deibert.

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Book SynopsisGet Ready for Kindergarten in this exciting new series for kids embarking on new adventures!  Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu Teacher, knows everything your family needs to get ready... and to celebrate every precious moment!GET READY... for an exciting new series focusing on BIG moments in the lives of kids!It’s almost the first day of school and everyone is busy getting ready. A young girl and her parent pack a healthy lunch, fill her backpack with supplies, pick out a colorful outfit, and take a special photo . . . but is that everything she will need for her big first day?Get your little one ready with this joyful story about what to expect on their very first day of Kindergarten! This edition includes an adorable punch-out sign for first day photo opps!

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Book SynopsisA wistful coming-of-age story with a haunting twist about four friends who spend their summer learning to become invisible—but disappearing comes at a cost.Four girls. Four girls skating home, both sides of the road, fearless. Four girls at the mouth of an infinite ocean, sugared and salted with sand and seawater, the tide licking their sunburned feet.This summer, they’re going to disappear. For seventeen-year-old Callie and her best friends Talia and Cleo, every summer in their small North Carolina beach town is as steady as the tides. But this year, Cleo has invited enigmatic new girl Polly to join them, creating waves in their familiar friendship. And Cleo has an idea, gleaned from private YouTube videos and hidden message boards: they’re going to learn how to make themselves invisible.Callie thinks it’s a ridiculous, impossible plan. But the other girls are intoxicated by the thought of disappearing, even

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Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Step into Fern?s School for Wayward Fae?where students are part human and part magical. A girl with peculiar abilities discovers nothing is what it seems when sinister forces causes one of her classmates to go missing. Perfect for fans of Wednesday.A girl who knows how you die. Her banshee roommate who knows when it happens. And wishes that sometimes, maybe, come true. . . . Rosemary Thorpe has always been a bit different. She has the uncanny and unfortunate ability to foresee people?s deaths, which tends to land her in hot water. Well, not actual hot water?where it lands her is a place between worlds called Fern?s School for Wayward Fae, where Rosemary learns that her powers come from being part fae.At Fern''s School, Rosemary meets others who are part fae?including Trym, her banshee roommate whose screams can kill, and Essie, a djinn who grants wishes. But just as Rosemary settles in, a student vanishes in thin air. And it?s up to all the kids to use their curious gifts to find their missing friend. . . .

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Book SynopsisReturn to Fern?s School for Wayward Fae?where students are part human and part magical. In book 2 of this peculiar series, one demifae girl discovers that Death itself has Fern''s students in sight . . . and the fate of the whole school is looking grim.A girl who''s trapped in another realm. Her school, full of the peculiarly magical. And a hunt for Death itself. . . .The month leading up to one?s thirteenth birthday can be exciting, but rarely does that thrill come in the form of a perilous chase. Nearly thirteen-year-old Rosemary Thorpe is on the run from a wicked statue come-to-life as she fights to discover what?s happening with the fae courts. She can see the future . . . and right now, it?s looking grim.Out of nowhere, legions of mushrooms threaten to overwhelm Fern''s School for Wayward Fae. Someone tries to drown all the plants in the greenhouse. And as Rosemary searches for answers, it becomes clearer that something sinister is after the students and their curious gifts . . . and it?s closer than she might think.

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Book SynopsisThis stunning picture book takes a joyful look into the loving and long process of a hair wash day and the beautiful bond between a daughter and mother.Perfect for Mother?s Day or all year round!I love Sundays, because Sundays are wash days. And wash days are just for us.Filled with heartwarming illustrations, Wash Day with Mama centers on a little girl cherishing each step of their hair washing routine while Mama imparts her wisdom and stresses the importance of self-care, loving yourself, and being proud of who you are. The process of washing and taking care of Black hair takes time and effort, but this poignant story shows how it is an act of self-love and nurtures a special connection between mother and daughter.For the Black community, washing their hair can feel like an event in and of itself, and that''s why it has been christened wash day. For many, wash day isn''t just a routine, but an intimate ritual that is a symbol of self-love and pride. This self-care practice, although individual to the person, can root them in their culture and allow them to embrace generations of hair traditions. This book shows the love and care of washing Black hair and compels us to reflect on shared moments that we may take for granted.

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean when your best friend is dead and your instinct is relief? A stunningly immersive debut about toxic friendships, grief, romance, and new beginnings.Friendship, at least for me, has never been anything but complicated.Before:One year ago, best friends Nora and Julia were starting their senior year of high school, with plans to apply to the same university so they wouldn't be separated. When Dillan Fletcher comes back to town, life as Nora knows it begins to unravel. And then, the unthinkable happens.After:Months after surviving the accident that killed her best friend, Nora Radford is stagnating. Dillan has remained by her side, but he and other friends are starting university, while Nora is still trying to unravel the lies that Julia told, lies disguised as friendship.DEAD GIRLS DON’T SAY SORRY is an absorbing page-tuner told in two timelines about how friendships evolve, how growing up can reveal the dark si

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Book SynopsisA chilling middle school novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Mystery of Locked Rooms, three kids must discover who?or what?is terrorizing them after receiving an ominous meme on Halloween night. A creepy, freaky, fun-as-anything tale.?Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Dust & GrimOn Halloween night, Josie and her two best friends, Jackson and Alison, sneak into the infamously haunted Bachelor?s Grove cemetery. They are hoping to prove the existence of a famous ghost to secure coveted editorial spots on the school newspaper. Instead, they are chased out by a security guard before they gather any evidence…or so they think.Later, a sinister meme appears on their phones. It?s an image of the ?phantom farmhouse,? an evil apparition rumored to appear to unlucky visitors at Bachelor''s Grove?luring them in…and never letting them out?with the words I?m watching dripping down the screen.Soon, strange and scary things begin to happen all around them.When a second meme from the same number arrives, this time with a countdown, they realize they have only three days to figure out who is terrorizing them. As they investigate, the trio must use their journalistic skills to uncover the truth, or risk becoming a part of the graveyard?s sinister past forever.

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