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This book took me longer to finish than it should have. I found the overall premise interesting but it read clunky and somethings were left unfinished probably because it is the beginning of a trilogy. Five kids are taken from their parents and put in a boarding school outside Dayton in 1903. There are some really weird people guarding them: men in black costumes which did not make much sense and was never explained. They are working on an invention that puts them in danger. They hope to be able
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Although, I did enjoy this book, I didn't have any trouble putting it down. The story was a little slow to develop. And, can I just say--WORST PARENTS EVER!
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Jul 02, 2011
Joshua Whiting
marked it as to-read
Aug 28, 2011
Lisa Nagel
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Feb 26, 2012
Shanshad Whelan
marked it as to-read




