Binding: Hardcover
Description: The #1 New York Times and Indie bestseller! From Dan Gemeinhart the acclaimed author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town and the outcast boy who finds his voice and his people perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate Di Camillo." Dan Gemeinhart's best yet and that's saying something." Padma Venkatraman Walter Award - winning author of The Bridge Home In the dead of night a truck arrives in Slaughterville a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead - end street looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all. where are the adults? Yet amid this shadowy group of children Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends he must fight to keep them safe or lose the only person who has ever understood him. Full of wonder friendship and mystery The Midnight Children explores the meaning of "home " what makes a family and what it takes to find the courage to believe in yourself.* " A story of fierce friendship bravery loyalty and finding or making a place to belong." Kirkus Reviews starred review" Equal parts Kate Di Camillo and Shirley Jackson this book is unlike anything else I've ever read you will love it." Jonathan Auxier New York Times - bestselling author of Night Gardener and Sweep: the Story of a Girl and her Monster
Title: The Midnight Children
Author(s): Gemeinhart Dan
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
Barcode: 9781250196729
Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/30/2022
Category: Crime & Mystery Fiction (Children's / Teenage)