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    The Candlestick Maker
    The Candlestick Maker
    The Candlestick Maker
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    The Candlestick Maker

    By David Allen Hare

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    Young Jack Grundy is haunted by a recurring dream, until he discovers what (or who?) waits for him behind the fog. Inspired by a Mother Goose nursery rhyme, Jack follows a dark path that leads him to Covington Woods. There he pursues his dream, only to inhabit a nightmare from which he cannot awake.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Allen Hare
    Release dateJan 2, 2012
    ISBN9781466109520
    The Candlestick Maker
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    David Allen Hare

    David Hare is a newspaper reporter. He is the author of three children's books - Insecticide (The Case of McFidious Tick); When the Wind Blew Magnus Seaside; and Field Mouse Safari. He is currently working on a novel for young adults. He lives in Pennsylvania.

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