Jason Grimwald is different. He's dark, gloomy, and scary.
All his life he's isolated himself from everyone except his little brother, Mason and his guardian, Uncle Harry. You see, if you had what Jason has, you'd do the same thing.
But when you isolate yourself, people notice you. They notice how weird you are, and how psycho you seem, and they give you funny nicknames like Grimm because you remind then of the Grim Reaper. They don't know your story so they'll make one up, they won't bother trying to understand you because what's the point? Eventually they go away, they all do. They all stop wondering and eventually, they give up.
Well, all but one.
Meet Donna Shapiro, a quiet and smart individual. Ever since elementary school, everyone, and especially boys, loved her. Almost everyone wanted to be her friend but she hated that. She preferred being alone, writing, listening to music, reading, and wondering about Jason.
The moment their eyes met in grade 6, she became curious. She wondered why the kid never talked, and why he seemed so... Interesting.
Of course she was always to shy to make the first move, until now.
Usually Jason ignored whenever people interacted with him, but this time it was different, she's different. The moment the two of them become involved, BOTH their worlds are turned upside down.
{COMPLETED!!}
Autumn is ordinary. Completely ordinary. She goes to school, gets yelled at by her mom, comes home, gets yelled at more; normal.
One day, the chain of mundane breaks, when she comes home to find two teens with a pitch in her house.
They invite her to live with them, where she can be happier.
Autumn reluctantly agrees, but she still has mountains of questions.
How do they know her name? Why have they come to her? And why do they all act so suspicious around her?
These questions make Autumn realize that things aren't ordinary in her new home, either.
Thanks to Leila, for proof-reading, brainstorming, and helping me with this book. She deserves much more than just having a character named after her.
((Inspired by Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children))