Stranger Things: Starcourt Mall Escape

This young adult novel, set in the iconic Stranger Things universe, follows fan-favorite characters Eleven and Max during the summer of 1985. Eleven longs for a normal teen experience away from her overprotective father, while Max seeks refuge from a difficult home life. Their joint escape to the bustling Starcourt Mall promises midnight movies and overnight parties, but quickly pulls them into unexpected trouble and forces them to confront the lingering supernatural threats of Hawkins. It's a story of friendship, independence, and the challenges of growing up, all wrapped in the familiar suspenseful atmosphere of the Netflix series.

Explore Hawkins with fan-favorite character Eleven in a novel based on the iconic Netflix series Stranger Things. It’s summer vacation, and everyone in Hawkins has plans—everyone except Eleven. She feels trapped by her overprotective father and wants to break out and find a normal teen life like she sees in her magazines. Luckily, Eleven’s not alone. Her friend Max needs to flee a troubling home life and an increasingly dangerous older brother. They decide to escape together, and in Hawkins in the summer of 1985, there is only one place to go: the all-new Starcourt Mall. Will midnight movies and an overnight party in the food court be the solution to their problems? Or will Eleven and Max discover that a little freedom can lead to a lot of trouble, and that the ghosts of the past are never far away? Filled with details from Netflix’s series Stranger Things, this novel explores Hawkins—and Eleven’s place in it—like never before.