Scorch

Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre ability to damn souls. That makes her pretty scary, even to fellow Grims. But after inadvertently transferring her ability to Zara, a murderous outlaw, Lex is a pariah in Croak, the little town she calls home.

To escape the townspeople’s wrath, she and her friends embark on a wild road trip to DeMyse. Though this sparkling desert oasis is full of luxuries and amusements, it feels like a prison to Lex. Her best chance at escape would be to stop Zara once and for all — but how can she do that from DeMyse, where the Grims seem mysteriously oblivious to Zara’s killing spree?

• Author
• Gina Damico

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 332

• Series
• Croak

• Publisher
• HMH Books for Young Readers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780547624570

• Characters
• Edgar Allan Poe, Pip, Lex Bartleby, Uncle Mort, Zara

• Genres
• fantasy, paranormal, romance, supernatural, mystery, humor, ghosts, death

• Release date
• 2012