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"Don't go in the house! Don't go past the door!"Halloween night; trick-or-treat over. All is dark but the house on the hill. Little Max Bruno climbs out the window for one last treat.If only he knew. If only.In verse and illustrations, richly portrayed, the Story of Little Max Bruno.Every child looks forward to Halloween and none more so than Max. When trick-or-treat is over and all is dark, he sees a light in the spooky old house at the top of the hill.The jack-o-lanterns whisper their warning—“Don’t go in the house! Don’t go in the door!”—but all Max can think of is getting that one last treat.What harm can there be, he wonders? After all, it’s only pretend.The door opens, and he is invited to come in. Of course he’s been warned not to go in strange houses, but—with every good intention of coming right back out—he goes in the door.When all have given up on ever finding him, his twin sister Jane insists he is there somewhere and sets off to bring him back. Jane follows Max’s trail and braves the unthinkable.For it is only on Halloween night that spirits may turn, and spells be unbound.The story of Little Max Bruno is about bravery, loyalty, and never giving up.