{"product_id":"midnight-on-beacon-street-9780063330511","title":"Midnight on Beacon Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"My nineties heart was warmed and thrilled by Emily Ruth Verona's debut novel, \u003cem\u003eMidnight on Beacon Street\u003c\/em\u003e. The shade of Shirley Jackson haunts this page-turner, which abounds in classic horror movie references, both revisiting and critiquing the tale of a babysitter left alone with kids she may or may not be able to protect. I loved every minute of it.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolly Stewart, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Ones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A delightfully twisted, poignant shot of 90s nostalgia, Emily Ruth Verona's \u003cem\u003eMidnight on Beacon Street\u003c\/em\u003e is a treat for anyone who's been, or been babysat by, a scrappy teenager in a dark house at night.\"--Julia Fine, author of \u003cem\u003eMaddalena and the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Upstairs House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA suspenseful and entertaining debut thriller--and love letter to vintage horror movies--in which a teenager must overcome her own anxiety to protect the two children she's babysitting when strangers come knocking at the door.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctober 1993. One night. One house. One dead body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen single mom Eleanor Mazinski goes out a for a much-needed date night, she leaves her two young children--sweet, innocent six-year-old Ben and precocious, defiant twelve-year-old Mira--in the capable hands of their sitter, Amy. The quiet seventeen-year-old is good at looking after children, despite her anxiety disorder. She also loves movies, especially horror flicks. Amy likes their predictability; it calms the panic that threatens to overwhelm her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evening starts out normally enough, with games, pizza, and dancing. But as darkness falls, events in this quaint suburban New Jersey house take a terrifying turn--unexpected visitors at the door, mysterious phone calls, and by midnight, little Ben is in the kitchen standing in a pool of blood, with a dead body at his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling debut novel, Emily Ruth Verona moves back and forth in time, ratcheting up suspense and tension on every page. Chock-full of nods to classic horror films of the seventies and eighties, \u003cem\u003eMidnight on Beacon Street\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping thriller full of electrifying twists and a heartwarming tale of fear and devotion that explores our terrors and the lengths we'll go to keep our loved ones safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063330511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emily Ruth Verona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378208342197,"sku":"9780063330511","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_edca70ef-a35c-4941-a8e6-4c2b28905364.jpg?v=1701751338","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/midnight-on-beacon-street-9780063330511","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}