You Can't Hide (Shadow House Series #2)

by Dan Poblocki, Dan Bittner (Narrated by)

Overview

The spooky, second installment of the exciting Shadow House series!

Confidential until Fall 2016.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338119596
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	12/27/2016
Series:	Shadow House Series , #2
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Dan Poblocki is the author of The Stone Child, The Nightmarys, The Ghost of Graylock, The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe, The Book of Bad Things, and the Mysterious Four series. He lives in Brooklyn with two adorable cats and more books than he has room for. Visit him at www.danpoblocki.com.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Book of Bad Things:

"Ghostly... grotesque... eerie..." -- Booklist

"Poblocki's return, full of mystery, monsters and ghosts, is sure to satisfy his fans. Old-school, John Saul-style horror." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Fun and creepy in all the good ways." -- VOYA

Praise for The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe:

A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection
A Junior Library Guild selection

"The social dramas mesh well with the supernatural elements... Poblocki creates a real sense of suspense." -- Booklist

"Poblocki creates danger by not pulling punches. An atmospheric, creepy ghost story best read at night." -- Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

What would bring five unrelated kids to Larkspur mansion? It is not their backgrounds. Poppy is an orphan from the girls’ group home Thursday’s Hope; twins Dylan and Dash are stars of a hit television show; Marcus is a music prodigy; and Azumi is just trying to forget about the death of her older sister, Moriko. Larkspur becomes hope for what each of them needs the most: a family, a new movie role, a music school, or a distraction. But it is something unholy that has brought them together, and it will not let them leave. As they search for a way out, hope becomes lost. In this second issue of the “Shadow House” series, Poblocki, master of the macabre for young readers, continues his unique storytelling about the trapped quintet as it continues its very long day of trying to escape from the mansion. The unlikely troupe becomes separated (Poppy with Marcus, Dash with Azumi, and Dylan on his own) and chased by what still “lives” there. As each group fights back against the house, they not only learn about what Larkspur had been and now is, but also that each of these new visitors has another strange story as to how and why they came to be there. That sows the seeds of distrust that could keep them and the other “inhabitants” of the house prisoners forever, or worse. It is important to read the series in order as each issue builds on the next and cannot be read as a stand-alone. Those looking for more of that Poblocki chill thrill can download the free app that allows readers to experience Larkspur further by unlocking other story segments not in the book. Reviewer: Linda Sweitzer; Ages 8 to 12.

Children's Literature - Linda Sweitzer