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Extra Normal

By Kate Alice Marshall
Extra Normal by Kate Alice Marshall digital book - Fable

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It's hard to fight the supernatural when you're naturally "un-super." This chilling middle grade is perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark...even if they don't have any special powers.

Charlie Greer is nothing special—at least not compared to her adopted siblings. Her younger sister is a ghost. Her brother Mateo is a werewolf. Gideon is the product of seriously sketchy experiments that gave him telekinetic powers. Even her parents work for the Division of Extranormal Investigations tracking down all things supernatural, alien, and otherwise unusual.

Charlie's mom says her superpower is maturity—which doesn't really count. But what Charlie lacks in powers she makes up for by keeping the household running. Now, with her parents off on their first vacation in years, it’s up to her to take care of her siblings and make sure nothing disrupts the trip.

But then the new neighbors arrive. The Weavers are a nice, normal couple. Too nice and too normal. And for some reason, they don't seem to want Charlie to see inside their house. She’s certain they’re hiding something. Charlie has to uncover what's going on with the Weavers and stop their plans—without letting Mom and Dad find out anything is wrong.

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“Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’m in the Halloween mood. Candles are burning, vintage spooky music is playing, Tim Burton’s films are dusting themselves off and I am reading all the creepy autumnal books. <span>[image error]</span> Creepy middle-grade books are always a great option if you want a bite size story that will give you all the Halloween feels in one sitting. Extra Normal was simultaneously cute and creepy. It had similarities to Strangers Things combined with Men In Black. I liked the main family and it had the classic “something is really wrong and adults can’t help us”. Not an all time favourite but a good option if you want something to curl up in bed with and read in one evening.”
“I loved this story!! It has everything I wanted. I was really surprised by the amount of supernatural and fantastical phenomena and characters. I especially loved the evil doll, Miss Sinister. Having all this diversity of ghosts, werewolves, telekinesis, aliens... it was really cool and a huge bonus point. I found that the story was well-plotted, easy to read and really interesting, I really liked the character of Charlie, and even if she makes mistakes she's still a child so it's forgivable. My only downside being that I think it could have made a good introduction to a saga: I want to know more about the adventures of this family, about the malice vault... And also about the fact that”
“4 1/2”

About Kate Alice Marshall

Kate Alice Marshall writes books for all ages, from middle grade to adult. Her YA novels include I Am Still Alive, Rules for Vanishing, Our Last Echoes, and These Fleeting Shadows. She is also the author of the middle grade novels Thirteens, Brackenbeast, and Glassheart. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.

Visit her online at katemarshallbooks.com and follow her on Twitter @kmarshallarts.

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