Uncle Marcos ships some boxes to his niece and her friend with the directions no to open them. What is in the boxes? The temptation is too great...then the danger is too great. Are they strong enough to stand up against the forces they have unleashed? Marcos' Millions is the prequel to The Boxes.
Ages 10-13
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Annie's Uncle Marco goes on one of his mysterious trips, leaving her in charge of two sealed boxes on one condition: she must not open either one while he is away. But she is tempted...and soon she has unleashed the unspeakable. The creatures inside the box are crab-like and grotesque. And they possess a power Annie could never have imagined: the power to transmute time."Sleator is the master of the creepy-crawly, and his inventiveness is at full power here.---from the publisher
208 pages 978-0141308104 Ages 10-13
Keywords: science fiction, horror, action/adventure, survival, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old
