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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “only signs of wear is on the front top cover, very very tiny marking.”
- Signed
- No
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Book Series
- Asylum Ser.
- MPN
- 9780062220974
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Type
- reading
- Era
- 2010s
- Personalized
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780062220974
- Book Title
- Asylum
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
- Topic
- Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Horror, School & Education, Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Social Themes / Violence
- Item Weight
- 8.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062220977
ISBN-13
9780062220974
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177277872
Product Key Features
Book Title
Asylum
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Horror, School & Education, Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Social Themes / Violence
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Book Series
Asylum Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A strong YA debut. Roux (aided by unsettling photo illustrations of abandoned asylums and tormented patients) creates an entertaining and occasionally brutal horror story that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma and terror on a place., Days after reading Asylum, I'm still haunted by the images that Madeleine Roux's words conjured. I just want to curl up inside her skull and exist for a while in its dark, twisted magnificence. Brilliant!, The plentiful illustrations both advance the story line and immeasurably contribute to the spooky atmosphere. With its abundant jump scares, horror readers and fans of the TV show American Horror Story will delight in the fast-paced plot., Illustrations used in this book are from actual asylums, and the author builds the tension nicely as Dan receives what may be messages from an inmate. A good choice for readers who enjoy books with scary situations that lead to a solid climax., "Madeleine Roux's Asylum takes the fondest dream of our collective nerdy childhood and handily turns it into the scariest collective nightmare." -- Tor.com, "Days after reading Asylum, I'm still haunted by the images that Madeleine Roux's words conjured. I just want to curl up inside her skull and exist for a while in its dark, twisted magnificence. Brilliant!" -- Heather Brewer, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod "Page-turning. Fans of 'found footage' horror will enjoy this visually creepy take on the haunted-institution setting." -- Kirkus Reviews "The plentiful illustrations both advance the story line and immeasurably contribute to the spooky atmosphere. With its abundant jump scares, horror readers and fans of the TV show American Horror Story will delight in the fast-paced plot." -- Booklist "Illustrations used in this book are from actual asylums, and the author builds the tension nicely as Dan receives what may be messages from an inmate. A good choice for readers who enjoy books with scary situations that lead to a solid climax." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "A strong YA debut. Roux (aided by unsettling photo illustrations of abandoned asylums and tormented patients) creates an entertaining and occasionally brutal horror story that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma and terror on a place." -- Publishers Weekly "Madeleine Roux's Asylum takes the fondest dream of our collective nerdy childhood and handily turns it into the scariest collective nightmare." -- Tor.com -- Tor.com "I started reading this one at my desk in broad daylight and still got goose bumps." -- Glamour -- Glamour, Page-turning. Fans of 'found footage' horror will enjoy this visually creepy take on the haunted-institution setting.
Grade From
Ninth Grade
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Synopsis
Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place." Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children . For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm--formerly a psychiatric hospital. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on here . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary mental hospital, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried. Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new shivery fantasy series, House of Furies., Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place." For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm. The dorm was formerly a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. And not just any asylum--a last resort for the criminally insane. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on at Brookline . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary asylum, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried. Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children . Don't miss any of the books in the Asylum series, or Madeleine Roux's shivery fantasy series, House of Furies!, Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place." For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm. The dorm was formerly a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. And not just any asylum--a last resort for the criminally insane. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on at Brookline . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary asylum, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried. Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Don't miss any of the books in the Asylum series, or Madeleine Roux's shivery fantasy series, House of Furies!
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