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“Spine-chilling and creepy!” —Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth, on Escape From Grimstone Manor (Monsterious, Book 1)
Twelve-year-old Tegan and his friends are excited to set out on a weeklong backpacking trip through the wilderness in Shadow Canyon, known for its vast forests and jaw-droppingly deep canyon. But after the group sets off on a little-used trail to visit a remote waterfall, they soon discover that the path markers they’ve been following have mysteriously disappeared, leaving them hopelessly lost.
As Tegan and his friends try to find their way back to civilization, they begin to notice strange things in the woods: small, oblong stones dotting the landscape in unexpected formations, tree roots that seem to be moving on their own, and creepy glowing eyes peering out of the shadows at night. Before long, they discover that something sinister stalks the forest—a creature with a hunger for human flesh. Can they make it out of Shadow Canyon alive?
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June 15, 2023
A group of intrepid young backpackers stumble into a living nightmare when their trail markers disappear. Twelve-year-old Tegan's mother was meant to help supervise his and his friends Marcus and Ning's backpacking trip. He tries to make the best of things when she has to work and his hapless, disengaged father steps in, but it isn't long until his dad's immaturity causes problems. Though athletic Ning and her mom, Yanay, are experienced hikers, they all lose their way in the unforgiving wilderness when the markers along their trail disappear. Strange stonelike objects, moving tree roots, and too many glowing eyes begin to coalesce into a terrifying adversary no one could have imagined, and it looks like the kids may have to save the adults. A strength of the series and this title in particular is the tight focus on plotting while characters also work through complex problems. Tegan learns to speak up about how his father's haphazard parenting and inattention make him feel, and his father makes clear efforts to discuss and correct his mistakes. McMann strikes a balance between suspenseful storytelling and strong characterization in another quick-moving, action-packed story with plenty of gore and terror. Tegan and Ed are cued White, while Marcus presents Black. Ning is cued as Chinese, while Yanay is described as tan-skinned. A creepy camping catastrophe that will give even the most stoic readers the shivers. (Fiction. 8-12)COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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