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The Hanging Tree

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Her scream pierced the night as his thick, velvety blood spilled onto the overgrown roots of the hanging tree. 
  
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            Every month, five teens are taken to the hanging tree to be punished for their crimes. There is no notice of the time they will be taken, and to society there is no such thing as the hanging tree. Where these teens go is a mystery. 
  
            Until the wrong child gets taken. And she is determined to unveil the scheme once and for all.
  
  © Copyright 2015, Kaylee Everdeen. All Rights Reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.
  
  [not a hunger games fanfic; cover by worldgirlalways]
  
  | m y s t e r y / t h r i l l e r # 5 3 |All Rights Reserved

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