M Y ~ R E A D I N G ~ L I S T
3 stories
Haunted Organic (2014 Watty Award Winner) by KimFosterNYC
Haunted Organic (2014 Watty Award Winner)
KimFosterNYC
  • Reads 215,511
  • Votes 5,630
  • Parts 20
Josie Brown has no idea the Organic Food Store next door is haunted. Until he sees the rotting, shrieking ghost baby in the paper towel aisle. Then the nightmares start. The little girl across the street disappears from her bed. And Josie wakes up in her room the night she goes missing. Just about everyone in Sydney, Australia - including his workaholic parents and ambivalent teachers - thinks Josie is stealing the kids of Tamarama Street. It isn't long before the police, reporters, and a mob of angry kids are accusing the weird, quiet 14-year-old of being a monster. And Josie is starting to think they might be right. Only two people might believe him - Emerald, the new girl and daughter of the great marine biologist, who has been tracking the children's disappearances, and Manhattan, surf star, intimidating wild girl, and sister of one of the missing kids. Together, the three discover that what is taking the children is not human at all, but something much more ancient, powerful, unstoppable and deadly. Josie will have to face the monster and ultimately, his own demons, if he wants to clear his name and save the kids.
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home by NaomiAlderman
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
NaomiAlderman
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  • Votes 17,861
  • Parts 15
Okie's fifteen. She lives in New York. She's got a few problems: she's failing geography, her dad's a wimp, and her mother, Sumatra, is a stone cold bitch. But things get a lot worse when Sumatra turns into a zombie and eats Okie's dad. Clio, Okie's grandmother, lives in Toronto; but since the zombie apocalypse, Toronto's a lot further away than it used to be. Clio suggests that Okie transport Sumatra across the border, because family is family. But coaching Okie by cellphone isn't easy, and Clio has some zombies of her own to contend with. Luckily she has some garden tools. Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood team up for this unusual two-hander. Encompassing love, death, sex, and the meaning of family, The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home will surprise, delight, and convince you of the vital importance of keeping ready supplies of rhubarb and mini-wieners in your freezer at all times. The story unfolds beginning October 24.
His Dark Side by RahniaForever
His Dark Side
RahniaForever
  • Reads 25,374
  • Votes 1,468
  • Parts 35
Evelyn Carter is a lonely and self centered girl but the loneliness doesn't bother her, the helpless girl in her nightmares does and when she befriends a mysterious stranger, her life changes forever. Despite the stranger's charm, there's something about him that she just can't figure out. He stays quiet and hidden. No one really knows who he is, all they know is his name. On top of it all, she's starting to suspect he might not even be human. Evelyn is determined to find the hidden secrets of his mysterious past. But Eric Clarke is determined not to reveal his dark side.