Scowler

By Daniel Kraus and Kraus

Book Overview

Equal parts haunting and horrifying, this literary horror novel gives readers insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop him.

Marvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.--Cory Doctorow, author of Little Children and coeditor of Boing Boing

Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too?
Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father's physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family. Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors: kindly Mr. Furrington, wise Jesus, and the bloodthirsty Scowler.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385743106
• ISBN13: 9780385743105
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher