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Authors: Michael Grant

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MICHAEL GRANT
has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one of the few jobs that wouldn't tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yes, even Antarctica. Michael is the author of the bestselling Gone series. He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children. Visit Michael online at www.themichaelgrant.com.

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The Magnificent 12: The Trap

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Grant, Michael.

Â Â Â The trap / Michael Grant. â 1st ed.

Â Â Â Â Â Â p.Â Â cm. â (The Magnificent 12 ; 2)

Â Â Â Summary: Mack MacAvoy, an average-seeming twelve-year-old boy who happens to have special powers, travels to China in an effort to assemble an elite team of his peers to help him thwart the evil Pale Queen.

Â Â Â ISBN 978-0-06-183368-7 (trade bdg.)

Â Â Â [1. Fantasy. 2. Adventure and adventurersâFiction. 3. Good and evilâFiction. 4. Humorous stories.] I. Title.

PZ7.G7671Tr 2011

[Fic]â dc22

2010040580

CIP

11Â 12Â 13Â 14Â 15Â Â LP/RRDBÂ Â 10Â 9Â 8Â 7Â 6Â 5Â 4Â 3Â 2Â 1

FIRST EDITION

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