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The House At 3:17 by Lauren Scibelli · Loreum

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The House At 3:17

Lauren Scibelli

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The House At 3:17 Book Two: The Girl In The Window
Emma thought the nightmare at the house at 3:17 was over. She was wrong. When a mysterious girl begins appearing outside her bedroom window, Emma and Maya uncover a terrifying truth: some nightmares don’t stay behind. As the clock strikes three and the shadows grow closer, Emma realizes the girl isn’t trying to get in. She’s already inside. 👁️

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The house has been abandoned for twenty years. A girl named Evelyn Mercer disappeared without a trace. At exactly 3:17 a.m., a light appears in one of the mansion’s upstairs windows. So who—or what—is watching from the window? And why did she choose tonight to reveal herself?

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