Shiny Happy People

In this Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, Clay McLeod Chapman explores the chilling effects of a new drug sweeping through a small town, intertwining the impacts of the U.S. opioid epidemic with a haunting narrative. Sixteen-year-old Kyra, grappling with her traumatic past and her mother’s addiction, faces unsettling changes in those around her as a viral video challenge engulfs her high school. With only Logan, the new boy, as an ally, Kyra embarks on a dark journey to uncover the truth behind the mysterious drug before it tears apart her connections to loved ones, blurring the lines of her haunting memories and present reality.