Much like the acclaimed Eliza and Her Monsters, Katzenjammer features black-and-white illustrations by the author throughout the novel. And to do that, she’ll have to remember what put her there in the first place.Told in chapters alternating between the past and the present, Francesca Zappia weaves a spine-tingling, suspenseful, and haunting story about tragedy and the power of memories. But to save herself from the eventual self-destruction all the students face, Cat must find the way out. Escaping has always been the one impossibility in her school’s upside-down world.

Cat’s best friend is slowly turning into cardboard, and instead of a face, Cat has a cat mask made of her own hardened flesh.Cat doesn’t remember why she is trapped in her school or why half of them-Cat included-are slowly transforming. The hallways contract and expand along with the school’s breathing, and the showers in the bathroom run a bloody red. She never leaves, and for a long time her school has provided her with everything she needs. Features illustrations by the author throughout.Ĭat lives in her high school. Eerie and thought-provoking, this novel will haunt fans of Chelsie Pitcher’s This Lie Will Kill You and E. Katzenjammer is a tale of family, love, tragedy, and masks-the ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves. Told from multiple points of view, with each narrative building on the crime discovered by Heike, Greymist Fair examines the themes of childhood fears, growing into adult responsibilities, and finding a place to call home amid the trials of life and death.įeatures chapter decorations by the author throughout, as well as a map.From acclaimed author Francesca Zappia, American Horror Story meets the dark comedy of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis as Cat searches for a way to escape her high school. Inspired by the original, bloody, lesser-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia crafts an enthralling murder-mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. But her quest only leads to more strange happenings around Greymist Fair. When Heike, the village’s young tailor, discovers a body on the road, she goes looking for who is responsible. The people of Greymist Fair know the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and to set foot off the road is to invite trouble. They meet at Greymist Fair, the village hidden in the trees, a place kept alive by the families that never leave. But when a young tailor discovers a body, her search for the culprit reveals even more strange and dark happenings around her town.įrom acclaimed author Francesca Zappia, Greymist Fair is a suspenseful and inventive murder-mystery infused with magic and inspired by the lesser-known fairytales of the Brothers Grimm. The villagers of Greymist Fair know that the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and that they should never set foot off the road.

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