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"[T]he scariest book about hope and love that I've ever read." Amazon reviewer Braden's parents should have been imprisoned for the abuses they perpetrated on him as a child. But that's the past, and Braden's moved on. Wife, kid, nominal success as a novelist-and no contact with his parents for years. The two of them have moved out of state, and Braden is secure with his own family in a new home. Several years of therapy have helped, too. Pushing forty, life is at last treating Braden well. Then a box of his books is accidentally-and mysteriously-delivered to his childhood home. Ignoring his own best judgment, Braden swings by the old place with his three-year-old, Josiah, to pick up the box. In and out, super fast, no big deal. The house has other ideas. Apparently infected somehow by the traumas his parents put him through, the house traps Braden and Josiah with its lone occupant. It begins turning Braden's long buried memories into corporeal horrors that threaten not only his fragile, still-recovering psyche, but the childhood of his only son. As Josiah begins to age before his father's eyes and inanimate objects take on lives of their own, Braden struggles to uncover what exactly the house wants from him. Or if it is, in fact, the house that's haunted.

In an effort to put her family back together, a teen struggles to discover what happened to her mother who disappeared during a ghost hunt in this haunting novel from the author of Party, Sick, and Shackled. Five years ago, Abby Booth’s mom, cohost of a ghost-hunting reality show, went missing while filming in a “haunted” cave in Arizona. Since then, Abby’s life has all but fallen to pieces, most notably because of her dad’s deep depression and how they’ve drifted further and further apart. But now, at sixteen, Abby has decided that things will change. She plans to go to the same cave where her mom and the crew went missing and to find out, once and for all, what happened there. With the help of the cohost’s son Charlie, and two of his friends, Abby sets off on a quest for answers…but when the group ends up finding, what they stumble across in that dark, primordial cave in Arizona, is nothing they could have ever imaged. Abby was investigating a possible haunting…she never expected that there could be something worse.

Tonight's the night. Everyone will be there. Will you?Graduation in Santa Barbara, a house near the beach, and no parents! That can mean only one thing: PARTY! But not everyone's in a partying mood. Beckett is only going to confirm she is invisible after having spent two years caring for her mother; Morrigan seeks revenge on her ex- for having the gall to NOT sleep with her; Azize is trying to make a friend--any friend; and Anthony's ready to pop off on anyone who mentions his maimed, combat-veteran brother.As the night quickly spirals out of control, eleven unique characters--all of whom are familiar to anyone who's been a high school student--crash, collide, and recombine in ways none of them saw coming when a brutal act of xenophobic violence brings the party to a halt.Graduation is a time of change. But after tonight, no one will ever be the same.Award-winning YA author Tom Leveen releases a special edition of his debut novel, in which a group very different teens converge on the biggest party of the year. Told in only eleven chapters, with each character getting one chance to tell their version of events, this special edition includes never-before-seen chapters, behind the scenes notes, and a new afterword.

As eleven different high school students recount, in their own voices, events before, during, and after the same end-of-year party, the stories intersect and combine in unexpected ways.

Danny’s parents yanked him from the art school that let him wear a kilt and listen to bands that no one’s heard of. Now he’s starting sophomore year at the public high school—the one with the gymnasium at the heart of the building and the glorified athletes who rule it all. The smart thing would be to blend in, but Danny has always been about making statements. Brady just wants to get out. Go to college, play football, maybe reach the NFL. He definitely wants to stop waiting for his deadbeat mother to come home, sleeping on park benches, and going to bed hungry. But first he has to lead the team to the championships. It all adds up to a lot of stress. So who can really blame him when he and the football team turn their aggressions on the new freak? Even the quarterback needs to blow off steam sometimes. Coach turns a blind eye to his players’ crimes—because this year, they’re going to State. But maybe if Coach had paid more attention they could’ve caught it before it all happened. Maybe it could’ve been avoided. Maybe. With quick cuts between a large cast of unforgettable characters, and razor-sharp plotting, Tom Leveen takes readers on a countdown to an inevitable, horrifying act. This gripping novel offers an intense, smart perspective on the tragic, toxic mindsets behind the celebrated American sport and the monsters it creates.

For aspiring artist Amanda Walsh, who only half-jokingly goes by the nickname Zero, the summer before college was supposed to be fun—plain and simple. Hanging out with her best friend Jenn, going to clubs, painting, and counting down the days until her escape. But when must-have scholarship money doesn't materialize, and she has a falling out with Jenn that can only be described as majorly awkward, and Zero's parents relationship goes from tense to relentless fighting, her prospects start looking as bleak and surreal as a painting by her idol Salvador Dali. Will life truly imitate art? Will her new, unexpected relationship with a punk skater boy who seems too good to be real and support from the unlikeliest of sources show Zero that she's so much more than a name.

Bram Stoker Award nominee Tom Leveen (Sick; Shackled; Hellworld) asks: What price will you pay for immortality?Urban legends of a murderous figure called Springheel Jack date back to the 19th century. What Baylee is about to learn is that "he" is most certainly for real...and not alone. When her only living relative risks becoming one of the fabled creatures, Baylee's sole chance to save him rests with the only people inclined to believe her story: her brother's nerdy RPG gamer friends."I was pulled into Tom Leveen's novel from the very first sentence "He died painfully, in white-hot agony only truly expressed in poetry," and I eagerly followed along to find out who died and why in such an eloquent and assuredly grotesque fashion. I wasn't disappointed." ~ Kendall Reviews

In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting. It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby Matheson to exit his car, march onto the school grounds, enter the gymnasium, and open fire, killing six and injuring five others. But this isn’t a story about the shooting itself. This isn’t about recounting that one unforgettable day. This is about one boy—who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before—became a monster capable of entering his school with a loaded gun and firing bullets at his classmates. Each chapter is told from a different victim’s viewpoint, giving insight into who Kirby was and who he’d become. Some are sweet, some are dark; some are seemingly unrelated, about fights or first kisses or late-night parties. This is a book told from multiple perspectives—with one character and one event drawing them all together—by some of YA’s most recognizable names.

A monster under the town. Friends and family in danger. The weirdest first week of school ever¿ 12-year-old skater Mike Boone is the new kid in the eerie small town of Hastur, Arizona. His house is ancient and creepy, he's left all his friends behind, and Hastur doesn't even have Wi-Fi! Things take a terrifying turn when Mike uncovers a hidden basement-and an ancient book crackling with dark power. That night, a shadowy creature looms over his sleeping dad. By morning, his dad is in the hospital, struggling to survive. Answers lie in the secrets Hastur has buried for centuries-secrets about Mike's family, the town's founders, and the grimoire that has mysteriously vanished... With his little sister Emma and a group of brave (and, um¿odd?) new friends, Mike sets out to uncover the truth that could save his dad. But as the grimoire's dark power begins to twist his friends into unspeakable monsters, Mike discovers a cosmic beast stirs beneath Hastur, twisting reality into its own warped dimension. Hastur is just the beginning-the entire world could be next. With the fate of his family, friends, and Earth hanging in the balance, and time running out, Mike faces an impossible choice: To stop the madness, he must embrace a dark magic he barely understands-and risk becoming a monster himself. From award-winning author and former early literacy specialist Tom Leveen comes a spine-chilling middle-grade horror novel packed with friendship, monsters, family bonds, and heart-pounding suspense!

Nicht bloß die Detectives Sam und Twitch folgen dem neuen Bösewicht Soul Crusher, der seine Opfer einen qualvollen Tod sterben lässt. Auch Spawn Al Simmons bekommt es mit dem Gasmasken-Mann zu tun. Die komplette Storyline in einem düsteren Band – mit einem brandneuen Gegner für den höllischen Antihelden!