Moonsick

28 Days Later for werewolf lovers in this pacey, pulse-pounding YA horror debut! High school senior Heidi Mills seems to have it all. A popular (albeit conceited) boyfriend, loving (wealthy) parents, and an acceptance letter to Harvard (well, almost). With her parents away for a long weekend, she''s about to host the party to end all parties. She just has to ride out the full moon first, which should be simple with her home''s state-of-the-art lockdown system. But when two intruders show up to loot what they think will be an empty house, Heidi''s pampered life is shattered - because they''re not the only ones who get in. One bite is all it takes for Heidi to be thrown into a terrifying new reality: the brutal world of the lupino virus that the privileged never see. Accompanied by the alluring boy who broke into her home, she embarks on a desperate race against the clock to find a cure before the next full moon. But in a post-pandemic society where survival is everything, the most dangerous monsters don''t always have claws...

About the author

Tom O'Donnell is the author of the Hamstersaurus Rex series and Homerooms and School Passes, which are published in the US. He has written for The New Yorker and for film and TV. Moonsick is his Young Adult debut. Find him at www.tomisokay.com

Product details

• Authors: Tom O'Donnell, O'Donnell Tom
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9781444985153
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-8515-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Werewolves & Shifters, Interest age: from c 14 years, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Supernatural, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories