In this collection of evocative, unnerving slice-of-life horror, five stories explore what happens when one is desperate enough to seek solace in the unnatural, and what might be waiting for us at the Crossroads at Midnight.
Abby Howard Book order





- 2021
- 2020
The Last Halloween
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
In a grisly gothic adventure at the end of the world, ten-year-old Mona and her motley crew of good-hearted ghouls must stop an invading horde of monsters, or this will be The Last Halloween!
- 2019
Mammal Takeover! (Earth Before Us #3)
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
A graphic novel adventure back through time to learn about the creatures of the Mesozoic Era After the dinosaurs died out, Earth was by no means empty. There were still some little resourceful critters around who, without big predators to hunt them down, survived and thrived. Who were these scrappy creatures? Early mammals, our ancestors! In the Cenozoic Era, mammals rose to dominance and spread over the globe, resulting in woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and eventually all of humankind. In this adventure, we meet the three kinds of mammals--monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals--as well as the other amazing ancient beasts they shared the Earth with during the Cenozoic Era. The graphic novel tracks Earth's history from 66 million years ago to present day, ending with an impassioned yet hopeful discussion of climate change.
- 2018
Ocean Renegades! (Earth Before Us #2): Journey through the Paleoz
- 119 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The Magic School Bus meets Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales in this nonfiction graphic-novel series that explores prehistoric Earth
- 2017
Dinosaur Empire! (Earth Before Us #1): Journey through the Mesozoic Era
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Ms. Lernin, a retired paleontologist, helps fifth-grader Ronnie study for a quiz on dinosaurs by taking her on a guided tour of the Mesozoic Era.