Convinced her stepfather is up to no good, Essie investigates. And the red door from her dreams has become a reality, just down the hall from her bedroom in her terrifying new house. Now, something on the island is haunting Essie. Years ago, she watched in horror as the ship General Slocum caught fire and sank near its shores, plummeting one thousand women and children to their deaths. Essie knows the island is plagued with tragedy. That’s where Essie’s new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurable sick, including the infamous Typhoid Mary. Her mother has remarried, and they must move from their dilapidated tenement in the Bronx to North Brother Island, a dreary place in the East River. But soon Essie discovers so much more to fear. Most of all, she’s afraid of the red door in her nightmares. She’s afraid of the silver sick bell, a family heirloom that brings up frightening memories. She’s afraid of cats and electric lights. The War That Saved My Life meets Coraline in this chilling middle grade historical novel from the author of the acclaimed The Story That Cannot Be Told following an anxious young girl learning to face her fears-and her ghosts-against the backdrop of the typhoid epidemic.

Crepsley and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires. As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley- is a vampire! Stever remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire- but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea.

In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers- Mr. A young boy named Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. Start the tale from the beginning in the book that inspired the feature film The Vampire's Assistant and petrified devoted fans worldwide. Urn:oclc:861358830 Republisher_date 20120227020123 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120225202312 Scanner the Master of Horror comes the first gripping book in the twelve book New York Times bestselling Saga of Darren Shan. Urn:oclc:record:1035751872 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier sonsofdestiny00shan Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9v133t2g Isbn 9780316156295Ġ316156299 Lccn 2005057894 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Openlibrary OL20945698M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:38:27 Boxid IA176601 Boxid_2 CH107101 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st U.S.

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