The Phantom Tower

By Keir Graff

Twins uncover a portal to a cursed dimension in their eerie new home.

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288 pages

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Twelve-year-old twins Colm and Mal, along with their neighbor Tamika, stumble upon a hidden thirteenth floor in their new Chicago apartment. This discovery thrusts them into a parallel world where time stands still and spirits linger. As they unravel the mystery of the phantom tower, they must act quickly to avoid becoming trapped forever. Can they break the ancient curse before it's too late?

From the publisher

Twin brothers discover their new home is also a portal to a parallel dimension in this spine-chilling middle-grade adventure, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society–now available in paperback! Twelve-year-old twins Colm and Mal might look identical, but they’re different in just about every other way. The one thing they can agree on is that neither brother wants to move to Chicago for a fresh start with their mom two years after their dad’s death. The boys soon discover that their new apartment building, Brunhild Tower, is full of strange quirks: a mysterious Princess who warns them not to wander the building at midday, eerie sounds coming from the walls, and an elevator that’s missing a button for the thirteenth floor. Then one afternoon, that button appears, catapulting the brothers and their inquisitive new neighbor, Tamika, into a parallel dimension and a twin building stuck in time, where the spirits of all the former residents of Brunhild Tower live on, trapped by an ancient curse. Now, Colm, Mal, and Tamika must race against time to solve the mystery of the phantom tower–or risk spending an eternity as ghosts themselves.

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