Fablehaven 5 by Brandon Mull

Author:Brandon Mull [Mull, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Juvenile Fiction, Good and Evil, Fantasy & Magic, Brothers and sisters, Children: Grades 4-6, Quests (Expeditions), All Ages, Science Fiction; Fantasy; Magic, Children's Books, Antiquities
ISBN: 9781606412381
Publisher: Deseret Book Co
Published: 2010-07-15T07:00:00+00:00

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began to stabilize, she held her breath again. The lack of air quickly made her feel light-headed, so she promptly returned to inhaling.

She could hear Warren gasping greedily on the other side of Bracken. Their progress slowed. Then Bracken released Kendra. She opened her eyes. Bracken and Warren were on the ground wrestling.

"Go," Bracken demanded. "You're almost there. Leave the grove!"

Looking ahead, Kendra could see where the exotic orchard ended. Focusing on the clearing beyond the final trees, she started running. She was acutely aware that Bracken was no longer there to help her. Her solitude increased the weight of the temptation. She tried to envision a bite of fruit blasting her to pieces, but her body would not believe the image. Maybe Warren had misunderstood the Sphinx. Maybe the grove would provide all the joy its aroma promised! Bracken and Warren might already have given up. They might be behind her right now, delicious juice dribbling down their chins, laughing at her for fleeing.

Kendra glanced back. Bracken was dragging a thrashing Warren by his feet.

Turning forward, Kendra saw that she was almost out of the grove. What if she removed the dirt pellets just for the last few steps? She wanted at least one unobstructed whiff of the grove before she exited.

No. She had promised herself, and her friends, that she would pass through the grove without trying the fruit. Even with the best intentions, to smell the fruit might lead to

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