Books with title Town

KYLE KETCHUM and his three best friends, MICHAEL, NIA, and SKYLER livein White Tanks, Pennsylvania, which just happens to be the location ofone of the creepiest graveyards in all of America. Once known as abustling boomtown of happiness, prosperity, and hope, White Tanks hasbecome a frightening, old, steel town, known mostly for being groundzero of the infamous nuclear meltdown that took place on Marathon Island 30 years ago. Isolated from populated society, far away from any majorcity, the four friends have no one to turn to but each other when theybegin to suspect that the widespread hauntings and unexplained,supernatural phenomena that plague their town have a direct link to theMarathon Island disaster. Joining forces, the four lifelong friends setout to uncover the town's shadowy history, and decipher the cluesguarding the secrets that will lead them to the truth of how White Tanks became a playground for mayhem and monsters.

In this award-winning novel, James Roy uses the short story to explore the lives of the young residents of an Australian town and the social tapestry of their community. This town doesn't have a name. But if it seems familiar, its because we recognise the people who walk its streets. From the serendipity of an unexpected moment of connection, to the sadness of leaving home, and the pain of the desperate decisions we make, these stories take a personal and uncompromising look at life. Love and loss, grief, humour and passion. Hope and hopelessness. Thirteen linked stories, spanning a year in the lives of thirteen young people, from a town near you.