Tales to Keep You Up at Night
(Sprache: Englisch)
Amelia is cleaning out her grandmother's attic when she stumbles across a strange book. Curious, she starts to read the stories, but as elements from the tales begin to come to life around her, and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia starts to...
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Amelia is cleaning out her grandmother's attic when she stumbles across a strange book. Curious, she starts to read the stories, but as elements from the tales begin to come to life around her, and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia starts to realize that she may be in a spooky story of her own...Lese-Probe zu „Tales to Keep You Up at Night “
Amelia in the AtticAmelia discovered the old book lying in a dark corner of her grandmother s otherwise empty attic. Its paper jacket was missing the cloth cover a faded red, almost pink. Embossed in silver on its side was a long title that appeared blurry in the dim light. Amelia was struck, however, by the bright white sticker at the bottom of the spine. Someone had typed numbers on it and adhered clear tape to keep it from falling off. She recognized the numbers. Dewey decimals. When Amelia flipped open the cover, she found a paper pocket glued inside, a blue card sticking crookedly out of it. Each line on the card had been marked with purple stamps days, months, years going back decades.
What was a random old library book doing up here?
Her grandmother had not resided in this house for a long time, and Amelia missed her with all her heart. If the last due date stamped on the card was correct, Grandmother would owe the library a hefty sum, unless library fines disappeared when you disappeared.
Amelia held the book up to the bulb at the top of the steep steps. The title on the spine glinted again in the light clearer now. Amelia looked closer.
Tales to Keep You Up at Night.
The title was familiar somehow.
A shiver passed through her.
Grandmother had been interested in science and history and memoirs of writers and artists. Scary stories? Not so much. Amelia wondered if Grandmother had left this book up here on purpose.
When she turned to the steps, there was a skinny silhouette staring up from below. Amelia flinched, then blushed. It was Winter her little brother. She hadn t recognized him at first because yesterday, Mom had shaved his head after he d wiggled during a haircut and her scissors slipped.
Amelia had come up to the attic in the first place partly because Win had been pestering her. Recently, he had lost both of his front teeth and had somehow taught himself a shrieking type of whistle that he alone thought was
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hilarious.
What are you doing? he asked.
None of your business, she answered, brushing past him, keeping the book hidden at her hip.
Want to play a game?
I want to be alone.
But I m boo-oored, Win whined.
You could help Mom and Mama with Grandmother s things.
Never mind! he yelled, and took off running down the hallway.
In the ancient house, his every footfall felt like an earthquake. She shut her eyes and let out a long breath. Winter had only been a piece of the reason she d sought out the attic. The night before, Amelia had dreamed she met with Grandmother up there. She couldn t remember much of what happened in the dream. Only bits and slices. But she did remember the dream feeling intense enough that it made her wish to come up and explore.
Was that why the book felt familiar? Had she seen it in the dream?
Downstairs in the foyer, cardboard boxes lined the walls. Amelia s mom was placing paper-wrapped parcels into one of them, and her mama was in the kitchen, pulling dishes off the shelves and lining them up on the countertop.
What have you got there? Mom asked.
An old library book. An idea struck Amelia. A way to escape her brother for the afternoon. Keeping her voice low so Win couldn t hear, she added, I m going to go return it.
Good idea, sweetheart, Mom answered distractedly. Amelia s family had been at Grandmother s old house all weekend, preparing for its sale. Her mothers were both running on fumes. The library is just down the street.
I know where.
Take Win . . .
Amelia o
What are you doing? he asked.
None of your business, she answered, brushing past him, keeping the book hidden at her hip.
Want to play a game?
I want to be alone.
But I m boo-oored, Win whined.
You could help Mom and Mama with Grandmother s things.
Never mind! he yelled, and took off running down the hallway.
In the ancient house, his every footfall felt like an earthquake. She shut her eyes and let out a long breath. Winter had only been a piece of the reason she d sought out the attic. The night before, Amelia had dreamed she met with Grandmother up there. She couldn t remember much of what happened in the dream. Only bits and slices. But she did remember the dream feeling intense enough that it made her wish to come up and explore.
Was that why the book felt familiar? Had she seen it in the dream?
Downstairs in the foyer, cardboard boxes lined the walls. Amelia s mom was placing paper-wrapped parcels into one of them, and her mama was in the kitchen, pulling dishes off the shelves and lining them up on the countertop.
What have you got there? Mom asked.
An old library book. An idea struck Amelia. A way to escape her brother for the afternoon. Keeping her voice low so Win couldn t hear, she added, I m going to go return it.
Good idea, sweetheart, Mom answered distractedly. Amelia s family had been at Grandmother s old house all weekend, preparing for its sale. Her mothers were both running on fumes. The library is just down the street.
I know where.
Take Win . . .
Amelia o
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Autoren-Porträt von Dan Poblocki
Dan Poblocki is the co-author with Neil Patrick Harris of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits (writing under the pen-name Alec Azam). He's also the author of The Stone Child, The Nightmarys, and the Mysterious Four series. His books, The Ghost of Graylock and The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe, were Junior Library Guild selections and made the American Library Association’s Best Fiction for Young Adults list in 2013 and 2014. Dan lives in Saugerties, New York, with two scaredy-cats and a growing collection of very creepy toys.Marie Bergeron was born and raised in Montreal. After studying cinematography, she attended École de Design. Her style is inspired by many things, including films and games, contrasting a more graphic approach with organic strokes. Her clients have included Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Fox Entertainment, and more.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Dan Poblocki
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 10 Jahre
- 2023, 272 Seiten, Maße: 14,2 x 21 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin US
- ISBN-10: 059338749X
- ISBN-13: 9780593387498
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Tales to Keep You Up at Night is a delightfully wicked collection of bite-sized scares, with stories that are magical, strange, and downright unsettling the perfect treat for a young reader looking for a properly spooky read. Kate Alice Marshall, author of Thirteens and I Am Still AliveThis book is magnificently frightening! It is this delicious blend of old timey folktales and creepy weirdness that kept me riveted to every single page and then, as promised, kept me up all night. Absolute horror story perfection!" Ellen Oh, author of Spirit Hunters
"Poblocki is the middle-grade Crypt Keeper, spinning yarns that are devilishly inventive and genuinely unsettling. This is the book to reach for during the witching hour." Daniel Kraus, New York Times bestselling author of The Teddies Saga
"Grab a flashlight and a blanket this lives up to its titular claim... Alternating between Amelia s storyline and the contents of the book she s reading, Poblocki s delightfully constructed offering is somewhere between a literary matryoshka and an ouroboros as the vignettes twine perilously around each other, rewarding close readers and demanding rereads. It includes well-established genre tropes like creepy clowns and being buried alive, making it a fun distillation of elements from crowd pleasers by authors like R.L. Stine and Alvin Schwartz." Kirkus Reviews
"The novel s framework, which alternates between Amelia s real life and the scary stories contents, slowly builds tension, intricately weaving classic and supernatural horror elements to deliver an immersive experience drenched in ominous atmosphere." Publishers Weekly
a masterful, hair-raising work, start to finish. Books to Borrow, Books to Buy
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