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	A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul by John Ward (Goodreads Author), Greg Chapman (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 846 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Monsters of Mt. Hope (Scareville Books - A Middle Grade Horror Series Book 3) 4.41 avg rating — 71 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Harvest: Scareville by John Ward (Goodreads Author), Michelle Stull (Narrator) 4.22 avg rating — 51 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Food to Die For (Scareville Books - A Middle Grade Horror Series Book 8) 4.35 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay Out of Fort Dread (Scareville Books - A Middle Grade Horror Series Book 9) 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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