Juan Fuentes has a special gift. He can make objects appear out of nowhere, true pieces of matter created only with the fragments of his imagination, and on a stormy night during a history class at Brookhaven College, Juan makes the dead come alive. Ruthless nineteenth century murderers Mack “Mad” Maron and his three henchmen rise from their unmarked graves bloodthirsty, ripe for vengeance, and the night becomes one of survival for the students of Gossamer Hall—Lars, a criminal on the run. Reagan, a woman recovering from the suspicious death of her daughter. Lily, a beautiful girl with a dark secret. Josh and Caleb, two jocks on the rebound after a brush with drugs. Mark, a savvy whiz kid. As the night deepens into a hole of death, as the thunder and lightning rage war in the sky, it becomes clear there is only one way to stop the undead evil, and the secret lies within the dark rooms of Gossamer Hall….

Gossamer Hall Juan Fuentes can make objects appear out of nowhere. On a stormy night during a history class at Brookhaven College, Juan makes the dead come alive. Ruthless nineteenth-century murderers Mack “Mad” Maron and his three henchmen rise from their unmarked graves ready for vengeance. The night becomes one of survival for the students of Gossamer Hall. Disconnection A serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans. Someone is branding, stabbing, and strangling young girls and dumping them in the depths of the Mississippi River. Beleaguered Detective Lewis Kline and his colleagues believe the occult may be involved, but they have no leads. When Sela, a troubled young woman, answers a stranger’s cell phone in a dark Bourbon Street bar, on the other end is Chloe Applegate, the serial killer’s most recent victim. So begins Sela’s journey into a nightmare from which she cannot awaken.

A novel “as haunting as a dream” from the New York Times-bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Where do dreams come from? What stealthy nighttime messengers are the guardians of our most deeply hidden hopes and our half-forgotten fears? This imaginative novel confronts these questions and explores the conflicts between the gentle bits and pieces of the past that come to life in dream, and the darker horrors that find their form in nightmare. In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and fantasy, two people—a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy—face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see. “Lyrical, richly descriptive prose ushers readers into a fascinating parallel world inhabited by appealingly quirky characters.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A beautiful novel with an intriguing premise.”—School Library Journal (starred review)