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Tales to Keep You Up at Night

By Dan Poblocki
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'Tales to Keep You Up at Night' by Dan Poblocki is a collection of eerie and thrilling short stories aimed at keeping young readers on the edge of their seats. Each tale delves into a world filled with chilling mysteries and supernatural elements, designed to captivate children's imaginations with a touch of suspense. Perfect for readers who enjoy spine-tingling tales without being overly frightening.
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You might enjoy this book if you love spine-tingling adventures full of mystery and suspense. Perfect for young readers who thrive on thrilling tales with unexpected twists, it blends an engaging narrative with a touch of creepy excitement, making it hard to put down.

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From the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits comes a spectacularly creepy novel that will keep you up way past bedtime. Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!

Amelia is cleaning out her grandmother's attic when she stumbles across a book — Tales to Keep You Up at Night. But when she goes to the library to return it, she's told that the book never belonged there. Curious, she starts to read the stories — tales of strange incidents in nearby towns, of journal entries chronicling endless, twisting pumpkin vines, birthday parties gone awry, and cursed tarot decks. And at the centre of the stories lies a family of witches. And witches, she's told, can look like anyone...

As elements from the stories begin to come to life around her, and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia begins to realise that she may be in a spooky story of her own...

With hair-raising, spine-chilling prose, Dan Poblocki delivers a collection of interconnected stories that, if you're anything like Amelia, is sure to keep you up late in the night.

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Dan Poblocki's Tales to Keep You Up at Night offers a captivating mix of magical, eerie tales that are ideal for young readers eager for a spooky adventure. Praised for its blend of folktales and haunting themes, the book weaves tension between the protagonist Amelia's reality and the book’s chilling narratives. With its inventive and unsettling stories reminiscent of authors like R.L. Stine, it promises a gripping and hair-raising experience.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593387498

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Penguin Workshop

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Marie Bergeron
  • Illustrated by Marie Bergeron

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 272

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dan Poblocki General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

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 cole 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.

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