Connect The Scotts

Is the fourth time a charm for October and her ghost detective friends? While investigating the cause of the long-dead Tabetha Scott’s death way back in the 1860s, October and the Dead Kids discover that Sticksville, Ontario, served as an endpoint for the Underground Railroad, the secret network by which enslaved people escaped to free states and Canada. But October Schwartz finds herself with more detective work than she can handle after some new musically inclined chums are incriminated in a robbery at a school concert.Fraudulent occult psychics, funeral home ambushes, band wars, the spooky Sticksville fairgrounds, and a history of prejudice all converge in a climactic conclusion that hints a secret society might be behind all manner of catastrophes in October Schwartz’s not-so-boring little town. Pitch for WOTS 2018.Pitch to kid-focused trade review publications (CM: Canadian Review of Materials, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Teacher Librarian, The Horn Book)Pitch to children’s publications (Owl, NatGeo for kids, etc.)Pitch to parent publications (Today's Parent, Parent's, You & Your Family etc.) Short DescriptionIn her fourth gothtastic adventure, October Schwartz and her deceased pals dig up more than they bargained for as their investigation of a mysterious death in the 1860s leads them on a mad dash through the spookier side of Sticksville, past and present.Sales and Market BulletsSubject matter in the book deals with the history of slavery and the Underground Railroad Connect the Scotts takes delves into racism both in the past and the presentIncludes an educational angle about Canadian and US historyEvan Munday is active and influential on Twitter @idontlikemundayThemed promotional materials like posters and bookmarks for stores, schools, and librariesInclusion in BEA 2018 promotionSeries backlist promotion in advance of publication of new titleTeacher’s guide availableAudienceFor fans of Stranger Things, and Lemony Snicket, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series10-12-year-olds