The Stone Child

Dan Poblocki

Aug 2009 · Sold by Random House Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

What if the monsters from your favorite horror books were real?

Eddie Fennicks has always been a loner, content to lose himself in a mystery novel by his favorite author, Nathaniel Olmstead. That’s why moving to the small town of Gatesweed becomes a dream come true when Eddie discovers that Olmstead lived there before mysteriously disappearing thirteen years ago. Even better, Eddie finds a handwritten, never-before-seen Nathaniel Olmstead book printed in code and befriends Harris, who’s as much an Olmsteady as he is. But then the frightening creatures of Olmstead’s books begin to show up in real life, and Eddie’s dream turns into a nightmare. Eddie, Harris, and their new friend, Maggie, must break Olmstead’s code, banish all gremlins and monster lake-dogs from the town of Gatesweed, and solve the mystery of the missing author, all before Eddie’s mom finishes
writing her own tale of terror and brings to life the scariest creature of all.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book in like sixth or seventh grade and it was great! Like three years later and it still affects me. *Walks under tree at night time* I'm make all the bell and chime sounds known to man because of the wendigo part of the book.

I found this book accidentally in the liberary at my school and I couldn't even close it until I read the whole book.IT IS by far the best horror book I've ever read

I found this book in the library at my school.Also people say its a stupid book.But trust me their wrong!

About the author

Beginning in fifth grade, Dan Poblocki would gather his friends after school, frightening them with tales of ghosts, monsters, and spooky places. When his mother began to receive phone calls from neighborhood parents, warning that her son’s stories were giving their children nightmares, Dan decided to write the stories down instead. Dan now battles his own neighborhood monsters in Brooklyn, New York. Visit him at www.danpoblocki.com.