Kieren Crosby has been a missing child for 12 years. If this kid is really who he says he is, where has he been? What happened to him?

Joel’s theory, of course, involves aliens.

Discovering the truth is going to be quite a bit more complicated than that. Can the children of Apple Court unravel the strange mystery surrounding this boy?
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In the continuing adventures of the Thebes gang, the kids are settling down into the aftermath of a very strange weekend. Vandals have tagged up all of the Houses of Apple Court, and Grim swears he didn’t do it. Strange holes have appeared in basements. Odd things are accumulating quickly.

On top of that, the Apple Court kids have acquired a new member. Who is she, where did she come from, and what does her arrival portend?

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The posse of Apple Court is on the trail of a mysterious cat-harassing “green kid,” aided by a young girl who can’t remember her own name. A fog is beginning to settle over the heat-drenched town, framing a sudden fight in the middle of the street.

Tensions are running as high as the temperature, and the only ones holding themselves together are the young kids of Apple Court.

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In the suburbs of Thebes by the sea, a small culdesac is in the throes of the hottest February on record. On the heels of the heat wave comes an awakening, the focus of a dark presence. The Houses of Apple Court, and the children who call it home, are under the eye.

This is the beginning of their adventure. Nightmares lie ahead.

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Welcome one, welcome all, to the Polk County Annual Harvest Festival! We’ve strung up the lights, pitched the tents, and set the carnival rides whirling.

It’s the beginning of Autumn. The apples are red and ripe and the dough is all fried. The first winds of Fall are blowing.

But beneath the merriment and festivities, just underneath the good smells drifting on the late August wind, there is something foul.

Seeds have been planted. Harvest, and the time of reap, comes soon.

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