Empty Smiles

Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden

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It's been three months since Ollie vanished.

The smiling man promised Coco, Brian, and Phil that they'd have a chance to save her, but as time goes by, they begin to worry that Ollie is gone forever. But finally, a clue surfaces. A boy who went missing at a nearby traveling carnival appears at the town swimming hole. He tells anyone who'll listen about how the mysterious man who took him agreed to let him go on one condition: that he deliver a message. Play if you dare.

Brian, Coco, and Phil will risk everything to rescue Ollie - but they all soon realize this game is much more dangerous than the ones before.

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Ms. Sharp's quick review:  Why did it have to be clowns?!  Blech!!