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Tesla's Attic

Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman · 2014 · Novel

Setting: 19th century

Synopsis

"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"-- After their home burns down, Nick, his younger brother, and their father move into a ramshackle Victorian house they've inherited. In the attic room, he finds a collection of old junk. After getting rid of them in a garage sale, Nick and his friends discover that all of the objects have extraordinary properties. What's more, Nick figures out that the attic is a strange magnetic vortex, which attracts all sorts of trouble.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: Fathers and sonsFictionGarage salesHaunted housesInventionsJuvenile fictionParanormal fictionScience fictionSecret societiesTeenage boysneeds-reviewno-clear-speculative-idea

openlibrary_id: OL15547922W

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