The Gathering (Shadow House, Book 1), 1 - by Dan Poblocki (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Poppy Caldwell is an orphan who keeps seeing a figure standing behind her in the mirror at the group home where she lives, but she does not associate this ghost with the letter that mysteriously appears in her file, claiming to be from a long-lost aunt, and inviting her to Larkspur House--and she is just one of five children who find themselves gathered in this strange house with a deadly past, and apparently no intention of letting the children escape.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>You don't just read this ghost story. You step into it.<p></p>Some houses are more than just haunted... they're hungry. Dash, Dylan, Poppy, Marcus, and Azumi don't know this at first. They each think they've been summoned to Shadow House for innocent reasons. But there's nothing innocent about Shadow House.Something within its walls is wickedly wrong. Nothing -- and nobody -- can be trusted. Hallways move. Doors vanish. Ghosts appear. Children disappear.And the way out?That's disappeared, too...Enter Shadow House... if you dare.Don't just read about Shadow House -- explore its haunted depths with the free app!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Book of Bad Things</i>: </b>Ghostly... grotesque... eerie... -- <i>Booklist</i>Poblocki's return, full of mystery, monsters and ghosts, is sure to satisfy his fans. Old-school, John Saul-style horror. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>Fun and creepy in all the good ways. -- <i>VOYA</i><b>Praise for <i>The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe</i>: </b>A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selectionA Junior Library Guild selectionThe social dramas mesh well with the supernatural elements... Poblocki creates a real sense of suspense. -- <i>Booklist</i>Poblocki creates danger by not pulling punches. An atmospheric, creepy ghost story best read at night. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><b>Praise for <i>The Ghost of Graylock</i>: </b> A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selectionA Junior Library Guild selectionPoblocki misses nary a horror-story trope as he propels his cast through one terrifying incident after another to, at last, a climactic flight. Definitely a story to be read by flashlight. -- <i>Booklist</i>Poblocki is in his element with eerie happenings and atmospheric settings. Short chapters with cliff-hanger endings and several twists and turns in the plot will ensure that the pages turn quickly. Give this book to Mary Downing Hahn fans and others who enjoy spine-tingling mysteries. -- <i>School Library Journal</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dan Poblocki is the author of <i>The Stone Child</i>, <i>The Nightmarys</i>, <i>The Ghost of Graylock</i>, <i>The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe</i>, <i>The Book of Bad Things</i>, and the Mysterious Four series. He lives in New York with two adorable cats and more books than he has room for. Visit him at danpoblocki.com.
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