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“Marvin [Burke] is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.
— Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and coeditor of Boing Boing
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“The demon offspring of Stephen King’s The Shining and Hitchcock’s Psycho.
— Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Gone and BZRK
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A memorable, brutal assault on the senses, not for the fainthearted or delicate.
— Publishers Weekly
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Daniel Kraus writes raw and deft and dangerous. Consider yourself warned.
— Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award finalist
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A boldly visceral coming-of-age story that explores the darkest spaces in family life and the shocking resilience of the human psyche.
— Booklist
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This book has the pacing of a Stephen King movie, and it never lets up in its gruesomeness.
— School Library Journal
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“Connoisseurs of the grotesque have come to the right place, as Kraus’ impeccable sense of thriller timing spins out the terror.
— The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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“A Midwestern gothic family saga that will hook readers.
— Kirkus Reviews
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“So unrelentingly bleak, it stretches the very definition of YA horror.
— Bloody-Disgusting.com
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Scowler is dark, poetic, and challenging.
— Rue-Morgue.com
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For lovers of dark thrillers and horror narratives, Scowler is one crazy roller-coaster ride.
— Portland Book Review
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“Bound to scare up many jaw-dropping reactions.
— Chicago Tribune
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A Tayshas Reading List Selection
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A Junior Library Guild Selection
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“Daniel Kraus writes raw and deft and dangerous. Consider
yourself warned.”
— Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award Finalist and author of All You Never Wanted
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“Marvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature—a
figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.”
— Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of Homeland
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“Ry’s desperate journey into manhood is gripping, with Kraus
skillfully amplifying a sense of tension and claustrophobia.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“A midwestern gothic
family saga that will hook readers.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Kraus’ masterful raising-of-stakes makes this into the sort
of disaster you can’t possibly look away from.”
— BoingBoing.net