{"product_id":"out-to-get-you-13-tales-of-weirdness-and-woe-9780823447480","title":"Out to Get You: 13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe","description":"\u003cb\u003eThirteen ordinary kids. Thirteen ordinary towns. Danger lurks around every corner!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wonderful and weird, compelling and unsettling.\" - Gary Schmidt, two-time Newbery Honor author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGet ready for a collection of thirteen short stories that will chill your bones, tingle your spine, and scare your pants off. Debut author Josh Allen masterfully concocts horror in the most innocent places, like R.L. Stine meets a modern Edgar Allan Poe. A stray kitten turns into a threatening follower. The street sign down the block starts taunting you. Even your own shadow is out to get you! Spooky things love hiding in plain sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe everyday world is full of sinister secrets and these page-turning stories show that there's darkness even where you least expect it. Readers will sleep with one eye open. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA glow-in-the-dark cover and thirteen eerie full-page illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah J. Coleman accompany the tales in this frightful mashup that reads like a contemporary \u003ci\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss the author and illustrator's other creepy collections\u003ci\u003e Once They See You \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Only If You Dare.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ILA-CBC Children's Choice!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh Allen checks under his bed before switching off the light each night. During the day, he teaches creative writing and literature at Brigham Young University-Idaho. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCricket, Dialogue, Juxtapose\u003c\/i\u003e, and other literary magazines. He lives in Idaho with his family. Visit him online at www.joshallenwriter.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah J. Coleman was an early pioneer of hand lettering and has illustrated covers for many renowned books, including the 50th anniversary edition of\u003ci\u003e To Kill a Mockingbird \u003c\/i\u003eand Newbery Honor-winner \u003ci\u003eWolf Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. Her design clients range from Coca Cola and Starbucks to\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the UK. Visit her online at www.inkymole.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520292753682,"sku":"9780823447480","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7b01319-7ec6-4ebf-9c19-20876ff9aac9.jpg?v=1731080237","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/out-to-get-you-13-tales-of-weirdness-and-woe-9780823447480","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}