Max si sente sempre fuori posto. Quando sua madre si risposa e decide di trascinarla a Hawkins, Indiana, alle prese con un patrigno violento e un fratellastro fuori controllo, lei vorrebbe solo passare le giornate in sala giochi... Ma all'improvviso l'incontro con un gruppo di ragazzini un po' nerd la catapulta in un'avventura incredibile e terrificante: Max dovrà mettere in gioco tutta se stessa per aiutare i nuovi amici e salvare il mondo dalla minaccia del Sottosopra. Età di lettura: da 12 anni.

An anthology of stories with comments by the authors on their writing process, explores the way in which creativity is cultivated in different ways.

An anthology of darkly paranormal stories, with comments by the authors on their writing process.

Mackie is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement — left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is slowly dying in the human world. Mackie would give anything to live among us. He just wants to play bass guitar and find out more about an oddly intriguing girl named Tate. But when Tate’s baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the slag heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs.

The city of Ludlow is gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor’s peaceful suburban community is killing girls.

An anthology of darkly paranormal stories, with comments by the authors on their writing process.

Malcolm Doyle vive in una cittadina della provincia americana. Ma il mondo da cui proviene è un mondo fatto di tunnel e acque buie e profonde. Malcolm è un sostituto, un essere lasciato nella culla di un bambino rapito dalle fate sedici anni prima. Allergico al ferro e al terreno consacrato, Malcolm sta lentamente morendo a contatto con il mondo umano e farebbe qualsiasi cosa per vivere come una persona normale.

Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this?

Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Life for her is an endless expanse of time, until her brother Obie is kidnapped - and Daphne realizes she may be partially responsible. Determined to find him, Daphne travels from her home in Pandemonium to the vast streets of Earth, where everything is colder and more terrifying. With the help of the human boy she believes was the last person to see her brother alive, Daphne glimpses into his dreams, discovering clues to Obie's whereabouts. As she delves deeper into her demonic powers, she must navigate the jealousies and alliances of the violent archangels who stand in her way. But she also discovers, unexpectedly, what it means to love and be human in a world where human is the hardest thing to be.

This second novel by rising star Brenna Yovanoff is a story of identity, discovery, and a troubled love between two people struggling to find their place both in our world and theirs.

Mackie Doyle is The Replacement - left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. He has been raised among us. But he is not one of us. Now, he must face the dark creatures of the slag heaps from which he came and find his rightful place - in our world or theirs.

'Unsettling villains and intriguing moral ambivalence make this effort shockingly original and . . .breathtaking.' - Booklist, starred review

'Even after finishing the book, readers will be left with the eerie sensation that . . . the true darkness has yet to abate.' - BCCB, starred review

'Well-developed characters, a fascinating Fairy Court, an exciting story line, wicked cover art . . .this book has the makings of a success.' - Publishers Weekly

'A fast-paced, dark delicacy.' - Kirkus Reviews

Mackie Doyle is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a ReplacementÃ'left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is fighting to survive in the human world.

Mackie would give anything to live among us, to practice on his bass or spend time with his crush, Tate. But when TateÕs baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the Slag Heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs.

Edward Scissorhands meets The Catcher in the Rye in this wildly imaginative and frighteningly beautiful horror novel about an unusual boy and his search for a place to belong.

Mackie Doyle is a Replacement, left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years before, and when creatures under the hill decide that they want him back, he must decide where he really belongs and what he really wants.