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The Creeps

by Tehlor Mejia

A motel with rules—and a growing mystery

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A motel with rules—and a growing mystery

After losing their apartment, twelve-year-old Dylan and his mother settle into the Good Night Motel, where strict rules shape everyday life. The decaying building, unsettling owners, and ever-present handyman establish a setting where ordinary housing insecurity intersects with supernatural horror. When a child tells Dylan that rule-breakers vanish instead of simply being evicted, the motel’s regulations take on a more dangerous significance. The premise brings a middle-grade perspective to a haunted-place mystery, with family instability and the threat of disappearance at its center.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in horror and supernatural mysteries.
  • Readers who enjoy stories set in eerie hotels or motels.
  • Readers interested in stories involving family upheaval and a child investigating unsettling rules.

Themes

Housing insecurityFamilyRules and consequencesSupernatural disappearanceFear

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Book overview

Front Desk meets Stephen King! In this perfectly frightening middle grade read, a twelve-year-old boy moves into a creepy motel where breaking the rules doesn't just mean getting kicked out--it means disappearing for good.

Dylan has a bad feeling about the Good Night Motel. Ever since he and his mom got kicked out of their apartment, their new living arrangements have given him a serious case of the creeps. The roof is sagging; the wallpaper is peeling. The weird twin owners have painted-on smiles like Victorian dolls, and the handyman always seems to be lurking.

And, of course, there are the Rules. Break three, and you're out for good.

Dylan couldn't care less until he's cornered by a kid who claims to know the truth about this place. The real truth. You see, when people break the rules, they don't just get kicked out of the motel. They disappear.

And Dylan and his mom could be next.
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