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Text © 2024 by Scott Reintgen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Reintgen, Scott, author.
Title: A whisper in the walls / Scott Reintgen.
Description: First edition. | New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2024] | Series: Waxways ; 2 | Audience: Ages 14 up. | Audience: Grades 10–12. | Summary: Seeking revenge, Ren Monroe teams up with Vin’Tori siblings Dahvid and Nevelyn to take down House Brood, the most powerful family in Kathor, but Ren’s magical bond with Theo Brood complicates her plans.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023005199 (print) | LCCN 2023005200 (ebook) | ISBN 9781665930468 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781665930482 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Magic—Fiction. | Revenge—Fiction. | Fantasy. | LCGFT: Fantasy fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PZ7.1.R4554 Wh 2024 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.R4554 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023005199
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023005200