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The stars did wander darkling / Colin Meloy ; illustrations by Carson Ellis.

Meloy, Colin, (author.). Graves, Kirt, (narrator.).

Summary:

A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists' lead singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies. All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. An odd man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an ax chopping in the middle of the night. He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad's construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old--some say cursed--Langdon place. Soon, though, he and his friends can't deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it's up to the kids to stop it before it's too late. ...

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063015548
  • ISBN: 0063015544
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (09 hr., 16 min., 01 sec.)) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Balzer + Bray, 2022.

Content descriptions

Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Kirt Graves.
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive; viewed September 16, 2022).
Subject: Children > Juvenile fiction.
Good and evil > Juvenile fiction.
Blessing and cursing > Juvenile fiction.
Oregon > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Downloadable audio books.
Audiobooks.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Horror fiction.


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