There was a book of fairy tales, but they were not what you would think of when you hear it. She grew up hearing weird stories from her mom. It was definitely creepy for a middle grade book, but also so much fun to read.Įleanor moved in with her pregnant aunt and uncle after her mom tried to kill her. Thirteens is a perfect Halloween/fall read for all ages. January is back to collect his payment and Eleanor, Pip, and Otto are to be his next offering…unless they can break the curse before the clock strikes thirteen. January: every thirteen years, three thirteen-year-olds disappear, sacrificed in exchange for the town’s unending good fortune. Bonded by these odd similarities, the trio uncovers a centuries-old pact the town has with a mysterious figure known as Mr.
Something is wrong in the town of Eden Eld.Įleanor and her new classmates, Pip and Otto, are the only ones who see these “wrong things,” and they also all happen to share a Halloween birthday. A book of fairytales she’s never heard of almost willingly drops in front of her, as if asking to be read. And then she spots a large black dog with glowing red eyes prowling the grounds of her school. But then one morning, an ancient grandfather clock counting down thirteen hours appears outside of her bedroom.
Her birthday, which falls on Halloween, is just around the corner, and she hopes that this year will be a fresh start at a new life. Twelve-year-old Eleanor has just moved to Eden Eld to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother was killed in a fire. Neil Gaiman’s Coraline meets Stranger Things in a dark and twisted story about a sleepy town with a dark secret–and the three kids brave enough to uncover it.
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