YA Debuts: Local Monsters, Murder Mysteries, And at Least One Friendly Ghost
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
YA HQ Tent
Attention all YA readers: be the first to know about these three dazzling debut novels! If you're a horror fan, Matteo L. Cerilli's Lockjaw tells a small-town ghost story through shifting timelines and perspectives after a tragic death at the old abandoned mill. For historical romance and mystery lovers, Erin Cotter's by Any Other Name brings a secretive actor and an unfairly handsome English lord together to solve the mysterious death of the famous playwright Christopher Marlowe. In the spellbinding paranormal graphic novel Ghost Roast by Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs, Chelsea Grant is determined to shed her "Ghost Girl" reputation and fit in with the popular crowd. But her plans are derailed when she's roped into working for her dad's Paranormal Removal Services over the summer. Along the way, Chelsea befriends a ghost and takes on an unexpected mission: saving his afterlife. These captivating stories blend humor, heart, and the supernatural, and are sure to enchant readers from start to finish.
- Books: Lockjaw, By Any Other Name, Ghost Roast
- Book Type: Fiction
- Authors: Matteo L. Cerilli, Erin Cotter, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs
- Moderator: Paul Eaton
- Book Signing: 1:00 PM at Main Signing Tent