Jennifer Strange

by Cat Scully, Cat Scully (Illustrator)

Overview

Savannah, Georgia is one of the most haunted places in the United States, a fact Jennifer Strange has become all too aware of since moving there to live with her sister after their father's disappearance. Ghosts love her. They haunt her and everyone around her. Now they seem to want her to do something for them. Just what she's not sure but she better figure it out before they force her to join them.

Cat's amazing illustrations bring the ghosts and demons of her fictional world to eerie and beautiful life, harkening back to the style of SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. With the success of Madeleine Roux's ASYLUM and Ransom Riggs' MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, it seems a perfect time to do an illustrated YA horror novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949140057
Publisher:	Yap Books
Publication date:	07/21/2020
Series:	Jennifer Strange , #1
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

“Cat Scully has a wickedly dark streak and talent to spare. JENNIFER STRANGE is a wonderfully creepy southern Gothic full of ghosts, magic, and dreadful family secrets, all stewed in the sultry swelter of haunted Savannah, Georgia. This book ticks all the boxes for me, and Scully weaves it all together beautifully!" -- Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of SNOWBLIND.

"Jennifer Strange comes on like a freight train filled with the screaming corpses of a thousand nightmares, fast paced and unrelenting. I didn't like it, I loved it. It's nice to see someone who remembers that horror should be scary! Catherine Scully doesn't just tell a good tale, she drags you into her world and shoves you into the dark places where the monsters hide. A phenomenal first book!" -- James A. Moore, author of the Seven Forges Series and The Last Sacrifice.

From the Publisher

06/12/2020

Gr 9 Up—After mysterious encounters with demons at her school cause her father to dump her unceremoniously at her sister Liz's college apartment, Jennifer "Jacks" Strange is angry. Liz isn't happy either, but on that first morning, as they both head off to school, they agree to talk about things later. The rest of the day, however, proves to only solidify Jennifer's concerns as she encounters demons, witches, and ghosts. Marcus, a boy in her class, identifies her as a "Sparrow" with powers she unwittingly unleashes, causing havoc and death. When the demons enter their apartment that evening, Liz and Jennifer both unleash newfound powers only to discover that doing so diminishes them. Determined to find answers—and their father—they dive headlong into the Other world that now has become central to their lives. This first novel has plenty to appeal to readers: illustrations that help to visualize the creatures and describe the charms that protect the girls, and two determined young women who awaken to their new powers. But the story lacks depth and the secondary characters are not developed well enough to fully engage the reader. VERDICT As a first novel introducing new characters, readers can hopefully look forward to a deepening of those story lines. An optional purchase.—Connie Williams, Petaluma P.L., CA

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