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Neal
Shusterman
DARkNESS CREEPING
Twenty Twisted Tales
Imagine being trapped forever in someone
else’s nightmare, with no means of
escape. Or caught on one of the most
terrifying roller coasters of all time, when
suddenly the tracks ahead just disappear.
Neal Shusterman walks on the dark side
with this classic collection of masterfully
creepy stories so horrifying, you
may have to read them twice to remind
yourself they’re not real.
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 256 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240721-9 $7.99
DREAD LOCkS
A Dark Fusion Book
“Shusterman brings a new and unique
perspective to the old Medusa story.
Parker Baer, 14, has plenty of material
possessions but is bored. Then Tara,
with her spirals of golden hair and dark
sunglasses, moves in next door. Within
a short time, Parker’s family and friends
are sick and behaving strangely…Shusterman
delivers the moral of the tale,
unusual in itself, for most books of this
genre rarely deliver a message so powerfully.
However, it is the gross-out factor
that readers will remember. Eating kitty
litter with milk, statues with fingerprints,
and other unexplained (until the very
end) behaviors will keep readers turning
the pages even as they shudder to think
what will come next.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ, V
4 3/8 x 7 176 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240599-4 $6.99
DUCkLING UGLY
A Dark Fusion Book
“Shusterman has created his own dark,
edgy, and suspenseful tale that cleverly
borrows from such classics as the The
Ugly Ducking, Sleeping Beauty, and
Beauty and the Beast.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, SLJ, V
4 3/8 x 7 224 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240684-7 $6.99
RED RIDER’S HOOD
A Dark Fusion Book
“This is the second book in a series that
melds fairy tales, myths, and legends.
When readers first meet Red, he is riding
to Grandma’s house in his newly
refurbished red Mustang. Already, it’s
clear that this is not the fairy tale they
heard when they were little. Red arrives
at Grandma’s, delivering some bread
(money), and when he gets there, he is
confronted by a member of a gang called
the Wolves…Red’s journey is fast paced
and suspenseful.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, SLJ, V
4 3/8 x 7 192 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240678-6 $6.99
THE SCHWA WAS HERE
Anthony, also known as “Antsy,” is fascinated
by “The Schwa Effect”—the fact
that no one ever sees Calvin Schwa. Even
when acting weird and dressed like a
total freak, The Schwa is only barely noticed.
The two boys form a partnership
and get away with all kinds of mischief,
from conducting experiments at school
to confounding opponents on the basketball
court. Any child who’s ever felt
unnoticed will identify with Schwa and
Antsy and their quest for notoriety..“The
humor is just right for boys.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, CH, K, SLJH
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 192 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240577-2 $5.99
THE SHADOW CLUB
The Shadow Club starts simply enough:
the kids who are tired of being secondbest
get together and, for the first time,
talk about how they feel. But soon the
members decide to play practical jokes
on the first-place winners they envy, and
things begin to spin dangerously out of
control. “This is a provocative novel…The
plot is ingeniously simple and
the course of events compelling. Brisk
enough to snag a popular audience, but
forceful in impact, it will leave readers
thinking.” —BooklistH
Rec: BLH, PW, SLJ
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 192 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230094-7 $5.99
THE SHADOW CLUB RISING
The Shadow Club doesn’t exist anymore.
Now Jared and the ex-Shadow
Club members are having a hard time
shaking their reputation. And when the
new golden boy at school is the victim of
a series of nasty pranks, everyone’s convinced
Jared is to blame. Determined to
prove his innocence, Jared soon becomes
wrapped up in a nightmare worse than
anything the Shadow Club ever caused.
“In one of those rare sequels that surpass
the original, Shusterman delivers thrilling
suspense.” —Kirkus
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 208 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250089-7 $5.99
See index for more titles by Neal Shusterman.