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Informationen zum Autor Christopher Pike is a bestselling young adult novelist and has published several adult books as well-- Sati and The Season of Passage being the most popular. In YA, his Last Vampire series--often called Thirst--is a big favorite among his fans. Pike was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Los Angeles. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his longtime partner, Abir. Currently, several of Pike's books are being turned into films, including The Midnight Club , which Netflix released as part of a ten-part series. The Midnight Club also draws from a half dozen of Pike's earlier works. Presently, The Season of Passage is being adapted as a feature film by Universal Studios while Chain Letter-- one of Pike all-time bestselling books--is also being adapted by Hollywood. At the moment, Pike is hard at work on a new YA series. Klappentext A secret portal leads to danger and darkness in this seventh book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series.At Sally’s insistence, the gang sets out to find the cool and sophisticated Bryce Poole. He went off to investigate the Secret Path a week ago and hasn’t been seen since. When they find his backpack abandoned next to Madeline Templeton’s tombstone, they know he’s gone to a different realm. Sally, Adam, and Watch travel through the tombstone’s portal and find themselves in a better version of Spooksville: it has all the same buildings, except everything is brighter and more beautiful. Even the cheeseburgers taste better. But something dark lurks beneath this sunny Spooksville...The Dark Corner 1 It was Sally Wilcox who brought up how cool Bryce Poole was and started the argument that led to their taking another trip through the Secret Path. Of course she later swore she had nothing to do with what happened. It was typical. No one, especially Sally, ever wanted to be blamed for starting an adventure, at least not in the middle of the adventure—when it looked like they would all die. The day started as so many did that summer in Springville, known as Spooksville to all the town kids. Adam Freeman, Cindy Makey, Sally Wilcox, and Watch were together for a breakfast of milk and doughnuts. While stuffing their faces at the local coffee shop, they tried to figure out what to do with the day. “Only a few weeks and we’ll be back in school,” Sally said, brushing her brown bangs out of her eyes. “We have to make the most of every day.” “I’m kind of looking forward to starting school here,” Cindy, who was new to town, said. “I like learning things.” “Summer vacation in Spooksville is more of a learning experience than anything we do in school,” Sally muttered. “What is school like here?” Adam, who was also new to town, asked. “Is it as weird as the rest of the town?” “It’s pretty normal,” Watch said. “Except for a few of the teachers,” Sally added. “The ones that aren’t human.” “How did I know you were going to say that?” Cindy asked. “There are a couple of unusual teachers in the middle school,” Watch admitted. Sally nodded. “There’s Mr. Castro. He teaches history, basically. But sometimes he talks about the future.” “Don’t say it,” Cindy interrupted, flipping her long blond hair over a shoulder. “Mr. Castro’s really from the future.” “Well, he’s not from around here,” Watch said. “I think he was built at the North Pole,” Sally said. “If my sources are accurate.” “I heard it was the South Pole,” Watch said. Adam and Cindy exchanged looks. “So he’s a robot?” Adam asked. “He’s not a desktop computer,” Sally said. Watch spoke reluctantly. “He does seem to have several machinel...
