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The Stars Did Wander Darkling



by
Colin Meloy

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
HarperCollins
Imprint
Balzer + Bray
ISBN
9780063015517
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Language: Grotesque/Disturbing Imagery , Language: Mild Language , Violence: General
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A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists’ front man Colin Meloy

Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies.

All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. A man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an axe chopping in the middle of the night. He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad’s construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old—some say cursed—Langdon place.

Soon, though, he and his friends can’t deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it’s up to the kids to stop it before it’s too late.…

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Grotesque/Disturbing Imagery , Language: Mild Language , Violence: General

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

336

Trim Size

8" x 6"

Dewey

F

AR

5.2: points 13

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Nov 2022

Book Genres

Horror, Thriller

Topics

Blessing and cursing. Good and evil. Oregon. Paranormal, occult, and supernatural. Suspense. Fear. 1980s. Alternate dimensions. Friendship. Family life. 

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