Out to Get You: 13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe
Josh Allen
(Author)
Sarah J. Coleman
(Illustrator)
Description
Thirteen ordinary kids. Thirteen ordinary towns. Danger lurks around every corner! Wonderful and weird, compelling and unsettling. - Gary Schmidt, two-time Newbery Honor author Get ready for a collection of thirteen short stories that will chill your bones, tingle your spine, and scare your pants off. Debut author Josh Allen masterfully concocts horror in the most innocent places, like R.L. Stine meets a modern Edgar Allan Poe. A stray kitten turns into a threatening follower. The street sign down the block starts taunting you. Even your own shadow is out to get you! Spooky things love hiding in plain sight. The everyday world is full of sinister secrets and these page-turning stories show that there's darkness even where you least expect it. Readers will sleep with one eye open. . . . An embossed glow-in-the-dark cover and thirteen eerie full-page illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah J. Coleman accompany the tales in this frightful mashup that reads like a contemporary Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. A Junior Library Guild SelectionProduct Details
Price
$8.99
$8.27
Publisher
Holiday House
Publish Date
September 07, 2021
Pages
176
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.2 X 0.6 inches | 0.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780823447480
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About the Author
Josh Allen checks under his bed before switching off the light each night. During the day, he teaches creative writing and literature at Brigham Young University-Idaho. His work has appeared in Cricket, Dialogue, Juxtapose, and other literary magazines. He lives in Idaho with his family. Visit him online at www.joshallenwriter.com Sarah J. Coleman was an early pioneer of hand lettering and has illustrated covers for many renowned books, including the 50th anniversary edition of To Kill a Mockingbird and Newbery Honor-winner Wolf Hollow. Her design clients range from Coca Cola and Starbucks to The New York Times. She lives in the UK. Visit her online at www.inkymole.com