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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!
ASIN : 0062220977
Publisher : HarperCollins; Reprint edition (August 26, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780062220974
ISBN-13 : 978-0062220974
Reading age : 14 – 17 years
Lexile measure : HL720L
Grade level : 9 – 12
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.76 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find the story suspenseful, interesting, and well-written. They describe the book as an engrossing read with the right pacing. However, some readers feel the mystery isn’t well-developed, leaving many questions unanswered. Opinions are mixed on the writing style, with some finding it well-written and easy to read, while others say it’s terrible and difficult to read. Readers also have mixed opinions on the character development, with some finding them well-developed and easy to adapt to, while others say they display an uncommon lack of sense.
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