Dead Boy
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Fans of Neil Gaimanโs The Graveyard Book will embrace this darkly funny novel!
Crow isn't like the other kids. He stinks. Heโs got maggots. His body parts fall off at inopportune moments. (His mom always sews them back on, though.) And he hasnโt been able to sleep in years. Not since waking up from death.
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But worse than the maggots is how lonely Crow feels. When Melody Plympton moves in next door, Crow canโt resist the chance to finally make a friend. With Melody around he may even have a shot at getting his life back from the mysterious wish-granting creature living in the park. But first there are tests to pass. And it will mean risking the only friend heโs had in years.
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Debut author Laurel Galeโs story about friendship fulfilled may be the most movingโand most macabreโyet.
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Praise for Dead Boy
โA stinky, creepy tale for anyone whoโs ever felt like an outsider.โ โKirkus Reviews
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โGale takes readers on a dark and surprisingly funny journey. . . . A great recommendation to middle grade fans of dark humor.โ โSchool Library Journal
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Dead Boy is Laurel Galeโs first novel. Gale says, โI wondered what it would be like for a โliveโ dead boy to try to make friends. I had no idea what would happen next, so I kept writing to find out.โ Like Crow, Gale resides in the Nevada desert. She lives with her husband and a band of furry monsters that might actually be ferrets. You can visit Laurel online at laurelgale.com.
