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Dead water zone

by Kenneth Oppel

BrothersFictionJuvenile fictionScienceScience fictionChildren's fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionSiblings, fiction

For as long as he can remember, Paul has looked after his younger, weaker brother Sam. But when Sam leaves home to work as a research assistant in Watertown, he disappears into the dark folds of the city's noxious slum. When Paul goes looking for Sam in Watertown, he learns a dark secret: something in the water is changing the residents of Watertown, transforming them into something inhuman. But can Paul reach Sam before the dark waters get to him first?

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Book data: Open Library