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My debut middle grade horror novel THE ABSENCE OF SPARROWS is available now from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers! Purchase it here!

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        "A powerful piece of storytelling... Will resonate with anyone who understands that         heroism is not a matter of saving the world but of maintaining yourself, and acting to protect those in your community -- despite the forces arrayed against you.

 

-- Quill and Quire, starred review

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"The most frightening young YA fantasy since Kenneth Oppel's The Nest. Sure to be popular with readers seeking a truly scary story." 

                             

-- School Library Journal

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"A fresh spin on the post-apocalyptic genre.... A thought-provoking read."
 

-- Canadian Children's Book News

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"Stephen King-level horror haunting a tight, thoughtful domestic drama."

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-- The Bulletin

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"Narrator Will Collyer brings realistic emotion to this creepy audiobook about a terrifying plague."―AudioFile

"Will stick with the reader long after they are finished."
 

-- School Library Connection

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"Gripping and affecting."
 

-- Shelf Awareness

"Creepy and engaging."
 

-- Publishers Weekly

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"An eerie slow burn."

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-- Booklist

 

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