The Curse of Heartwood Academy

Key Selling Points

• Fifteen-year-old Allie finds herself at a boarding school where hazing turns into haunting during an overnight initiation called the test.
• The book blends horror and dark academia to create a genuinely scary and suspenseful story with a dark ending in line with current horror trends.
• Allie is a well-rounded, feisty rebel character who stands up for herself and will have readers rooting for her.
• Author Marty Chan is an award-winning author who tours schools and libraries across Canada, using storytelling, magic, and improvisation to inspire young people's passion for reading. He is the author of Haunted Hospital, which was a CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens selection.
• Enhanced features (highly-readable font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.