A new locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a seance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to realize they're locked inside with someone-or something-else. This spine tingling read is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Lindsay Currie!A new locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a seance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to realize they're locked inside with someone-or something-else. This spine tingling read is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Lindsay Currie!When Avery returns to her hometown after moving away a year earlier, she is hoping to jump back into her friend group as if nothing's changed.Unfortunately, new interests, secret crushes, and changing dynamics get in her way. To reunite her BFFs, she suggests they host a seance at an abandoned theater that was the site of a horrible tragedy.What starts as a fun outing, soon becomes a fight for survival after the group gets locked in...and discovers they're not alone.
Praise for STAGE FRIGHT:
"Stage Fright is spine-chilling fun!"βLindsay Currie, New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Locked Rooms
βThis one left me breathless and turning pages frantically into the night. Wendy Parrisβs latest is a scary treat and deserves a standing ovation!ββDan Poblocki, #1 New York Times bestselling author of More Tales to Keep You Up at Night
"Stage Fright is the book for your MG reader who loves a good scary locked room story!"βFleur Bradley, award-winning author of Daybreak on Raven Island and Midnight at the Barclay Hotel.
"A spooky read full of authentic friendshipsβthe good parts and the hard parts."βLora Senf,Β Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Clackity
"I couldn't put it down. Friendship drama that pulls you in, makes you laugh and breaks your heart? Check! Creepy ghost girl in a haunted theatre with odes to Hamlet? Yes please! Just make sure you read this one with the lights on."βLorien Lawrence, author of the Fright Watch series
"It's a longΒ night in a hauntedΒ theater, and the spotlight is on terror!"βD.W. Gillespie, author of Give Me Something Good to Eat
"Parris creates a haunting tale of ghosts, fractured friends, and malevolent evil that lingers long after the the final page."βMatt McMann, author of theΒ Monsterious series
"A fast-paced, spooky tale exploring adolescent tumult and the uncertainty that comes with change."βKirkus Reviews
"Parris hastens to the creepy goods in this middle grade horror that surely earns its shelf space near the Goosebumps series. Beyond its well-executed tropes, however, this selection also brings some sophistication, dabbling in more mature literary nods to Shakespeare, as Parris cleverly links an ominous skull and a ghost to Averyβs internal tug-of-war."βThe Bulletin
Wendy Parris has always loved telling stories. So she studied film at Northwestern University, acted in small Chicago theaters after graduation, and even made up tales on the spot as part of an improv comedy troupe. Now she writes spooky books for tweens and teens. She lives in Illinois with her family in an old house that is probably not haunted. Her debut novel, Field of Screams, was a Junior Library Guild Gold Star Selection.
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