Reggie Wong has lost his father. His mother doesn't seem to be dealing well with it and has basically closed herself off from everything. When Reggie meets the Conductor, who promises him his hearts desire to get his dad back, he goes on a subway with all the other kids who have been promised the same thing. After he is reunited with his dad, he realizes something is not right and that his dad is not the same. They start to relive the same day over and over and Reggie finds out it is all a hoax, however when he tries to return home he and his friends realize the Conductor has taken over their lives and their town. They wonder if things will ever go back to how it should be.
This is loosely based on the Pied Piper. Great creepy, crawly book. I listened to the audio book for part of it and read the rest because I just had to finish to find out what happened. Great for grades 4 and up.
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