INTO THE GRAY by Kathleen Palm

Welcome to Nowhere, a gray expanse full of piles of lost things. 

 

And a weird Caretaker who never makes sense. 

And a giant metal claw in the sky. 

And creepy zombie robots. 

And hopefully one stuffed pink kitty. 

 

Ember sets out to search Nowhere and defy Caretaker’s instructions to get that cat back. 

 

Because life is diddly darn wrong. Because their new house should be haunted. Because Mama doesn’t want to watch scary movies. Because Mom stopped giving pep talks. Because her little sister cries. Because black fog clings to them, changes them. 

 

Ember fights for life to be okay again.