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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Neff, Henry H.
The second siege / written and illustrated by Henry H. Neff.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Tapestry; bk. 2)
Summary: Twelve-year-old Max and his allies risk much as they seek to acquire the Book of Origins, an artifact of unimaginable power, in hopes of halting the ancient evil that is bringing the world to its knees.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89236-3
[1. Magic—Fiction. 2. Demonology—Fiction. 3. Books and reading—Fiction. 4. Witches—Fiction. 5. Schools—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.N388Sec 2008
[Fic]—dc22
2007050658

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