MONSTERS IN THE MIST

Monsters in the Mist

When Glennon McCue moves into a lighthouse on a mysterious island, he must figure out why those who visit are never heard from again…before he and his family fall victim to the island’s curse.

After Glennon McCue’s father takes an overseas position, Glennon finds himself relocated from Minneapolis to his uncle’s lighthouse on isle Philippeaux, smack dab in the middle of Lake Superior. Surrounded by nothing but black, ominous waters, there are many stories about the island, but the worse one is that sailors wash ashore…and are never seen again.

Just before his family is supposed to move home, a storm rocks the isle and a ship crashes outside the lighthouse. The survivors seem off, especially one sailor who acts more like a monster than a person.

Suddenly, Glennon finds himself in the middle of a real-life scary story, and unless he can figure out the mystery of the island…he and his family will be lost forever, too.

Monsters in the Mist is a finalist for the 2023 Minnesota Book Award.

Cover design by Maryn Arreguin and illustration by Dan Burgess.

PRAISE

Zombie rats and ghastly ghosts galore—but the haunting comes from more than the spectral cast.
— Kirkus Reviews
At once a genuinely creepy ghost story and a resonant tale of coping with real life monsters, MONSTERS IN THE MIST shows us that the best ghost stories haunt not just our minds but our hearts.
— Anne Ursu, author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
Stranger Things meets The Goonies...this adventure tale has serious themes but also plenty of heart and just the right amount of chills.
— The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books