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Tomisfurious.Hisbrother,Peter,hasmeasles,sonowTomisbeingshippedofftostaywithAuntGwenandUncleAlanintheirboringoldapartment.There'llbenothingtodothereandnoonetoplaywith.TomjustcountsthedaystillhecanreturnhometoPeter.Thenonenightthelandlady'santiquegrandfatherclockstrikesthirteentimesleadingTomtoawonderful,magicaldiscoveryandmarkingthebeginningofasecretthat'salmosttooamazingtobetrue.Butitistrue,andinthenewworldthatTomdiscoversisaspecialfriendnamedHattyandmorethanasummer'sworthofadventureforbothofthem.NowTomwisheshecouldstaywithhisrelativesandHatty--forever...