28 Days Later for werewolf lovers in this pacey, pulse-pounding YA horror debut!
High school senior Heidi Mills seems to have it all. A popular (albeit conceited) boyfriend, loving (wealthy) parents, and an acceptance letter to Harvard (well, almost). With her parents away for a long weekend, she's about to host the party to end all parties. She just has to ride out the full moon first, which should be simple with her home's state-of-the-art lockdown system.
But when two intruders show up to loot what they think will be an empty house, Heidi's pampered life is shattered - because they're not the only ones who get in.
One bite is all it takes for Heidi to be thrown into a terrifying new reality: the brutal world of the lupino virus that the privileged never see. Accompanied by the alluring boy who broke into her home, she embarks on a desperate race against the clock to find a cure before the next full moon. But in a post-pandemic society where survival is everything, the most dangerous monsters don't always have claws...
| ISBN: | 9781444985153 |
| Publication date: | 9th October 2025 |
| Author: | Tom ODonnell |
| Publisher: | Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 338 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers Children’s / Teenage general interest: Vampires, werewolves and shapeshifters Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories |
28 Days Later for werewolf lovers in this pacey, pulse-pounding YA horror debut!
High school senior Heidi Mills seems to have it all. A popular (albeit conceited) boyfriend, loving (wealthy) parents, and an acceptance letter to Harvard (well, almost). With her parents away for a long weekend, she's about to host the party to end all parties. She just has to ride out the full moon first, which should be simple with her home's state-of-the-art lockdown system.
But when two intruders show up to loot what they think will be an empty house, Heidi's pampered life is shattered - because they're not the only ones who get in.
One bite is all it takes for Heidi to be thrown into a terrifying new reality: the brutal world of the lupino virus that the privileged never see. Accompanied by the alluring boy who broke into her home, she embarks on a desperate race against the clock to find a cure before the next full moon. But in a post-pandemic society where survival is everything, the most dangerous monsters don't always have claws...
Moonsick features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Vampires, werewolves and shapeshifters, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
Moonsick is available in Book, Paperback
Moonsick was written by Tom ODonnell and published by Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Moonsick has 338 pages
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