City of the Dead

· Haunting of Derek Stone Book 1 · Brilliance Audio · Narrated by Nick Podehl
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Tony Abbott combines the best of the action, suspense, and humor that has made DROON a hit for almost a decade—and takes it to the next level in this spooky new middle grade series.

Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street?
Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in the heart of New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little overweight. He can't hear well out of his left ear.
Oh, and he's on the run from the dead.
Derek never imagined that the dead could be anything but dead. But there's no denying it. They're back—and they're after him.
He just doesn't know why.
And he doesn't have long to figure it out.

Tony Abbott combines the best of the action, suspense, and humor that has made DROON a hit for almost a decade—and takes it to the next level in this spooky new middle grade series. Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in the heart of N...

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Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 7, 1952. He attended the University of Connecticut, majoring first in music, then psychology, and finally English. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature. After that, he traveled to Europe before returning home and finding work in a variety of bookstores, a library and at an Internet book and magazine publisher. His first published book, Danger Guys, was written while taking a writing class with children's author, Patricia Reilly Giff. Since then, he's written over 75 books for children ages 6 to 12, including The Secrets of Droon series, The Haunting of Derek Stone series, and The Time Surfers series. Firegirl won the Golden Kite Award for Fiction in 2007 and The Postcard won the Edgar Award for the Best Juvenile Mystery novel in 2009.
Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 7, 1952. He attended the University of Connecticut, majoring first in music, then psychology, and finally English. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature. After that, he traveled to Europe before returning home and finding wo...

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