{"title":"Books by Dan Poblocki","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780593387528","title":"More Tales to Keep You Up at Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the co-author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series The Magic Misfits comes a spectacularly creepy follow-up to \u003ci\u003eTales to Keep You Up at Night\u003c\/i\u003e that will keep you up way past bedtime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGilbert is visiting his injured brother, Ant, in the hospital, when he sees a shadowed figure leave behind a satchel filled with old cassette tapes. Despite a strange, garbled voicemail telling him \"Don't listen to the tapes,\" Gilbert can't resist playing them and listening to the chilling stories they reveal: tales of cursed seashells, of doors torn through the fabric of the universe, of cemeteries that won't let you leave, of a classroom skeleton that hungers for new skin. And wandering through all the stories, a strange man named November, who might not be a man at all...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Gilbert keeps listening to the tapes, he slowly realizes that the stories may hold the key to helping Ant. But in order to save his brother, he may be opening a door to something much, much worse...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith hair-raising, spine-chilling prose, Dan Poblocki delivers a collection of interconnected stories that are sure to keep you up late in the night.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581722292402,"sku":"9780593387528","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780593387528_c1906394-f7c8-4990-99a4-2743472a9328.jpg?v=1786015193"},{"product_id":"tales-to-keep-you-up-at-night","title":"Tales to Keep You Up at Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCount down to Halloween with these 13 sealed scary stories to open in this advent-style collection. 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Instead, he gets bullied by his classmates, called to the principal’s office, and sent home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackson doesn’t know why people are saying that he needs to “dress like a boy.” And with all the discussions of how boys and girls should dress, he wonders where people like his best friend, Eva, who’s nonbinary, fit into all of this. Or why he felt so confident and happy while wearing that dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Jackson sees a flyer for the town’s beloved Little Miss pageant, he comes up with a plan to dress in drag in order to compete and show the town just how fabulous he can be. Before he knows it, he’s thrust into a world of rhinestone gowns and fiercely applied makeup. With the help of Eva and Jackson’s Uncle Aaron, he scrambles to come up with an array of dazzling costumes, a killer talent act, and a crowd-winning speech. As he navigates the ups and downs of the competition—while keeping the secret of who he really is and hiding a growing crush on his rival’s brother—Jackson learns the importance of staying true to yourself in a world that may not always accept you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504938459509,"sku":"9781419773662","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781419773662.jpg?v=1786953857"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-dan-poblocki.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}