{"product_id":"bride-of-the-tornado-paperback","title":"Bride of the Tornado - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerfully weird, original tale that combines American folk horror with a surreal coming-of-age nightmare.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Mist\u003c\/i\u003e meets David Lynch's \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e in this surreal, mind-bending horror-thriller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small town tucked away in the midwestern corn fields, the adults whisper about Tornado Day. Our narrator, a high school sophomore, has never heard this phrase but she soon discovers its terrible meaning: a plague of sentient tornadoes is coming to destroy them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only thing that stands between the town and total annihilation is a teen boy known as the tornado killer. Drawn to this enigmatic boy, our narrator senses an unnatural connection between them. But the adults are hiding a secret about the origins of the tornadoes and the true nature of the tornado killer--and our narrator must escape before the primeval power that binds them all comes to claim her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAudaciously conceived and steeped in existential dread, this genre-defying fever dream of a novel reveals the mythbound madness at the heart of American life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Kennedy \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the horror thriller \u003ci\u003eBride of the Tornado\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e named one of the \"Best Recent Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels\" in September 2023. James's previous books include the sci-fi novel \u003ci\u003eDare to Know\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named by the \u003ci\u003eTimes Saturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e as a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2021, and the young adult fantasy \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Odd-Fish\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, James is the founder of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, an annual video contest in which kid filmmakers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in about 90 seconds. He also hosts the \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Story\u003c\/i\u003e podcast with Matt Bird. James lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764494893344,"sku":"9781683693277","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5671ed3dcc8b38d38cdf21592616e585.webp?v=1780249952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bride-of-the-tornado-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}