AUTHOR JOSH BLACKMON
Stories with bite, heart, and a little rebellion.
FUNNY. SPOOKY. AGES 8-12
MIDDLE GRADE
Funny, spooky stories starring Cassidy Crandle and her best friend Grady, two kids with a talent for ending up exactly where they shouldn’t be.
Spooky situations, supernatural scares, mild peril, and thematic elements. Recommended for middle-grade readers.
SUNDOWN AT SPLASHTOWN
COMING SPRING 2027
BOOK 1
HER PARENTS ONLY HAD ONE RULE: BE HOME BEFORE DARK.
SHE'S ABOUT TO BREAK IT.
A funny, spooky summer adventure at Splashtown, the most unremarkable, mediocre water park to ever exist. But it does one thing right: the annual Fourth of July fireworks spectacular. And this year, twelve-year-old Cassidy Crandle is determined to attend. No ifs, ands, or monsters about it.
BOOK 2
COVER IMAGE
COMING SOON
BOOK 2
RELEASE DATE TO COME
OUTBREAK AT CHECK-INN
When Cassidy Crandle finds herself stranded at an aging beachfront hotel with her best friend Grady, a broken-down car is the least of her worries.
With entire wings closed for renovations, strange noises echoing through the halls, and rumors of a ghostly pirate ship offshore, Grady is convinced the hotel is haunted. But as the two investigate, they discover something far stranger lurking beneath the building.
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T APPRECIATE BEING DISTURBED.
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