Shadow Play - by Dan Poblocki (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Fans of K.R. Alexander, Mary Downing Hahn, and India Hill Brown will flock to this spooky book that will haunt your dreams... literally.

Shelby and Jane aren't happy to be stuck with their grandparents, tucked away in the Catskills, surrounded by old, abandoned resorts. It's like the whole town is trapped in a dream. The days seem to drag on forever. That is, until neighbors tell them the legend of the psychic who used to live next door. To this day, if you wait until night, then shine a light on the bare brick wall, shadows play out your future.

Shelby and Jane are no scaredy cats, so they go to check it out. To their horror, silhouettes appear and act out a murder. But then the silhouette of the murderer stops what he's doing and notices them -- his audience.

The kids RUN. But they can't escape the shadows that continue to haunt them in their nightmares. Will they be able to fight their fortunes... or will the nightmares become reality?

Review Quotes

Praise for Ghost Hunter's Daughter:

"Suspenseful and spine-shivering." - Kirkus Reviews

"A fast-paced supernatural mystery with an unexpected ending, this one is sure to keep readers up into the night, expecting a knock at the door." -- Booklist

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

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

About the Author

DAN POBLOCKI is an American author of mystery, horror, and adventure novels for young people. He is the coauthor with Neil Patrick Harris of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits (writing under the pen name Alec Azam). 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.