Dust and Grim

Dust and Grim is a middle grade adventure that blends spooky elements, humor, and heartfelt family dynamics. Molly, 13, and her older brother Dustin, who she barely knows, are orphaned and inherit their family's unusual business: a mortuary for monsters. Molly, initially seeking cash, soon finds herself embroiled in a magical world of talking wolves, mysterious doors, and a secret cemetery. The core of the story revolves around the siblings learning to trust and work together, despite their rivalry, to protect their inheritance and the world from a magical threat. It's perfect for readers aged 8-11 who enjoy fantasy, light horror, and stories about complicated family bonds.

Now available in paperback, Miss Peregrine meets The Graveyard Book in this middle grade adventure about rival siblings running a monster mortuary. ​ Thirteen-year-old Molly doesn't know how she got the short end of the stick--being raised by her neglectful father--while Dustin, the older brother she's never met, got their mother and the keys to the family estate. But now the siblings are both orphaned, she's come home for her inheritance, and if Dustin won't welcome her into the family business, then she'll happily take her half in cash. There's just one problem: the family business is a mortuary for monsters, and Molly's not sure she's ready to deal with mysterious doors, talking wolves, a rogue devourer of magic, and a secret cemetery. It's going to take all of Dustin's stuffy supernatural knowledge and Molly's most heroic cosplay (plus a little help from non-human friends) for the siblings to figure it out and save the day...if only they can get along for five minutes. Bestselling author Chuck Wendig's middle grade debut is equal parts spooky, funny, and heartfelt--perfect for Halloween and year-round reading!