Dead Boy

In Laurel Gale’s darkly humorous debut novel, "Dead Boy," readers meet Crow, a peculiar boy who grapples with the unsettling reality of waking up from death, complete with a stinky, maggot-infested body and parts that fall off unexpectedly. Loneliness drives him to befriend his new neighbor, Melody Plympton, offering him hope for companionship and a chance to reclaim his life from a wish-granting creature in the park. Together, they embark on a journey filled with challenges that test their budding friendship in this intriguing tale of connection and the macabre.