The Silent Sentinels

What's the price for a little quiet? For Lena, it starts with a trip into a mysterious new store: Munteani's Curioddities Shoppe.

Lena has always been the invisible one, the quiet artist, the kid overshadowed by her parents' constant arguing and cruel school bullies. But when she stumbles into a bizarre new shop downtown, her life changes forever.

The strange and charming shopkeeper, Emile Munteani, doesn't want money. He offers Lena a gift: three gnarled, wooden figures called the Silent Sentinels. At first, they are just creepy objects for her shelf. But then they begin to work.

They know Lena's deepest desires, her wish to silence the fighting at home, her frustration with bullies, her hunger to finally have the floor. They offer her a solution. They offer her a dangerous kind of quiet.

As Lena accepts the figures' help, she becomes more confident, more respected, and more feared than she ever imagined. She can see everyone's deepest secrets and force them to tell the absolute truth. But the silence is spreading, and the power is turning into a prison. The favorite foods she eats taste like ash, her skin is turning to wood, and the Sentinels are growing into giant, creepy shadows. The figures didn't just want to help her... they want to empty her whole world.

The Silent Sentinels is the second entry in Curioddities, a thrilling new series of standalone middle-grade horror tales. Each book is a new cursed object, a new terrifying adventure.

Perfect for fans of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps and modern spooky stories! This book delivers:

• A Spine-Tingling Standalone Story: Easy for any reader to jump right in and enjoy the scares.

• A Classic Horror Premise: A creepy antique shop, a cursed object, and a deal that's too good to be true.

• A Chilling Cautionary Tale: Explores the real-world dangers of using secrets as weapons and the cost of absolute control.

• Spooky, Not Gory: Delivers atmospheric chills and psychological thrills perfect for a middle-grade audience.

• The Continuation of a New Series: The next strange and terrifying installment from the world of Curioddities.

Enter the shoppe, discover the secret of the Silent Sentinels, and continue your collection of Curioddities today!