Escape Room by Maren Stoffels (English) Paperback Book

Description: Escape Room by Maren Stoffels Alissa, Sky, Cleo, and Miles just wanted something to do on a Friday night, so they signed up for an Escape Room. They have one hour to find clues, crack codes, and figure out puzzles. The Game Master told them they can always leave the game. But what if thats not true? What if the Game Master has no intention of letting them out? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Theres no escape from this room. Full of menace and suspense, its an unputdownable thriller--and a paperback original!Theres no getting away from this unputdownable thriller about teens being held captive in an escape room where the stakes are all too real. Perfect for spooky season!All they need to do is get out.Alissa, Sky, Miles and Mint are ready for a night of fun at the Escape Room.Its simple.Choose their game.Get locked in a room.Find the clues.Solve the puzzles.And escape the room in 60 minutes.But what happens if the Game Master has no intention of letting them go?Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror paperback original titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it. Author Biography Maren Stoffels published her first book at age 17. She likes stories that are based on real experiences. Reading her books make you feel like it could all happen to you. And maybe it will...facebook.com/marenstoffelsInstagram- @marenstoffelsTwitter- @marenstoffels Promotional Theres no escape from this room. Full of menace and suspense, its an unputdownable thriller--and a paperback original! Promotional "Headline" Theres no escape from this room. Full of menace and suspense, its an unputdownable thriller--and a paperback original! Excerpt from Book Mint "Hes gay. For sure." Skys sitting on the backrest of the bench, right behind Alissa and me. Its just the three of us. The rest of the park is deserted. "Dont think so." Alissa takes out her wallet. "How much do you want to bet?" I have no idea who my two best friends are talking about. Their conversations often pass me by, like Im on the other side of a wall. Alissa waves a five-dollar bill around. It reminds me of the first day of junior high. I thought Alissa had made a bet then too. She came up to my desk that first morning and asked if the seat next to me was taken. Alissa was the kind of girl who could have sat anywhere. She was so incredibly beautiful. Her eyes were the color of the sea on the Italian coast, where Id spent the summer. I looked around suspiciously. Where were her giggling friends, laughing at me from a distance because Id fallen for it? But there was no one else there. We were the only ones in the classroom. Skys voice brings me back to the present. "Lets bet for a pizza," he says. "And Miles can deliver it. Perfect." So theyre talking about Miles, who works at the pizzeria with Sky. Ive never seen him before, but Alissas mentioned him a few times. A girl with blond hair and a red scarf around her neck comes jogging into the park. As she passes us, she flashes me a quick smile. "Hes on his way, so now we just have to wait and see." Sky puts his phone in his pocket and casually rolls a cigarette. He never has actual packs of cigarettes. Sky always does everything just a little bit differently from everyone else. "Did it hurt?" I hear Alissa ask. Im back on the bench in the park. What were they talking about now? I follow Alissas gaze to Skys eyebrow piercing, which he had done a while ago. When he turned up at school the next day, the skin around the piercing was red and swollen. I touch my own eyebrow, which also hurt for a few days. At first I thought it was a coincidence, but then when Alissa broke her wrist in gym, mine was painful for weeks too. Can I feel other peoples pain? Is that possible? It feels supernatural, weird. And if anyone finds out, Ill get even more of a reputation for being crazy. Sky points at his eyebrow. "So much gunk came out! I could have made it into a smoothie." Alissa gives him a shove and he nearly falls off the back of the bench. "Stop! Youre going to scare me out of it." Since when has Alissa wanted a piercing? I try to imagine what it would look like on her, a little ring through her eyebrow. A couple weeks ago in Textile Studies, we had to make dresses out of garbage bags. Alissa pulled hers over her head, grabbed hold of it on one side, and shot a staple through the plastic. Then she paraded around the classroom like she was on a catwalk. Some of the boys started whistling. Even in a garbage bag, she was stunning. "Wheres that pizza?" Alissa asks impatiently. "Miles has half an hour to get here. After that, the pizzas free." A few minutes later, a scooter with a big blue trunk on the back drives into the park. Sky grabs my wrist and looks at my watch. "Bang on time. Typical Miles. You see? Hes a punctual gay guy." My stomachs churning, like Im about to take an important exam. "Stop it." Alissa quickly straightens her T-shirt. Its a small gesture, but I can tell shes nervous. Miles brakes in front of our bench and gives Sky a wave. When he lifts the visor of his helmet, I see two bright-blue eyes, like Alissas. But theres something cold about these eyes. They have nothing to do with the Italian sea, but are more like icy water. I get a weird feeling that I cant quite identify. "One pepperoni pizza?" The boy takes out a pizza box. The scent of melted cheese makes my mouth water. "Yep. Its for us." Then Sky points at Alissa. "Shes paying." "You think?" Alissa looks at the boy. "Hey, Miles." Miles I dont like it when people know my name and I dont know theirs. Feels like Im down 1-0. Ive seen this girl before. She meets Sky after work sometimes. I noticed her immediately because she has the same blue eyes as me. Dad used to say I was the only one except him with blue peepers like this, but he was wrong. This girls eyes are hypnotic. Did Sky tell her my name? The girl smiles. "Want a slice?" I hesitate, because I really need to get going, but something about her voice makes me stop. Its only then that I notice the other girl on the bench. Shes leaning forward slightly, with her straight hair hanging over her face like two curtains. She doesnt quite seem to belong. "Its almost time for your break, isnt it? Come on, have some." Seems the girl with the blue eyes knows not just my name, but my work schedule too. I can see part of her bare neck. What would it feel like to kiss that soft bit of skin? Im startled by my own thought. After Karla, I made up my mind never to feel anything for a girl again. Its easier to reject them all than to let anyone get close. Because when they get close, they start asking questions. Questions I cant answer. I know I should go, but somehow I find myself taking off my helmet and sitting down beside her. "Here." The pretty girl passes me the box. As I eat my slice, I dare to sneak a closer look at her. There has to be something about her thats disappointing, something thatll help me to forget about her later. But her voice sounds like shes singing. Her eyes are an endless blue. And she smells like autumn sunshine. Im not sure I want to forget her. I swallow the pizza. "And who are you?" Alissa Were sitting so close that Miless leg is touching mine. Hes looking at me as if he hopes to find something in my face. His eyes scan every inch of my skin. Ive never talked to Miles, but whenever I go to meet Sky at work, I watch him from a distance. Miles stands out, not because hes good-looking, but because he doesnt seem to want to be. Its as if his looks torment him somehow. And thats something I recognize. Boys like to check me out, and it drives me crazy. Andreas is the last boy I kissed, and I really did like him. But after our kiss, I heard him bragging about it like I wasnt even a person, just some "hot" girl. Skys handsome too, but his rough-and-tough exterior scares a lot of people off. Which seems like a great idea to me. At home, I sometimes stare at myself in the mirror. I dont dare get a tattoo, but how about a piercing? Once I put a dot on the side of my nose with a Sharpie. The thought of a stud in my nose instantly made me feel stronger. "And who are you?" asks Miles. "Alissa." "Are you gay?" Sky asks. I get why the teachers say hes direct. Hes like a bulldozer sometimes. Miles shakes his head irritably. "No, Im not gay." Sky lights his cigarette. "No need to get pissed. Gay people are cool." Miles puts the last bit of pizza into his mouth and stands up. "Got to go." Is he leaving because Sky asked that question? I realize that Im riled up. I want Miles to look at me again the way he just did. It was like he could see much more than my exterior. "Skys paying for the pizza," I say. "And the tip." Sky I curse to myself. Alissa likes him. I thought this was just about a bet, but Alissa smiled at Miles the way only she can. Her boy-slaying smile. When I get home, I turn the amp for my electric drum kit up high. Drumming always works, but not this time. Even after playing for half an hour, I still feel angry. I pull off my headphones. Why cant I shake it off? Alissa doesnt have a clue that I only started dating Caitlin to divert attention. Caitlins in our year at school. If I squint, they even look a bit like each other. But Caitlins blue eyes dont match up to the real thing. I fall back onto my bed and look at the group photo on my nightstand. Having it there makes it hard for me to sleep, but its even harder without it. I pick up the photo and hold it close to my face. Theres a small worn patch where I sometimes press my lips to it. Were standing close together, our arms touching. Id really like to cut everyone else out of the photo, but this way Alissa can come into my room without realizing whats up. Theres no need to worry about Mint. She spends half her time floating in another dimension. "You belong with me," I say quietly to the photo. "You just need to see it." Alissa "You coming?" I ask Mint as she gets on her bike. "Where to?" "To get the piercing?" "Now?" Mint smiles. She knows I have no patience. When I have an idea, it has to happen right away. "Of course." "What do you think?" I ask yet again when were both on our bikes. "Nice." Mint went so pale as the needle sank into my nose. It was like she was the one who was suffering. A few minutes later, were riding our bikes into the upscale neighborhood where Mint lives. The first time I went to her house, I couldnt believe my eyes. But Mints dad is a lawyer, so he obviously earns way more than my dad, who w Details ISBN0593175948 Author Maren Stoffels Publisher Random House USA Inc Year 2020 ISBN-10 0593175948 ISBN-13 9780593175941 Format Paperback Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Pages 240 Language English Series Underlined Paperbacks UK Release Date 2020-07-07 Imprint Random House USA Childrens Books Publication Date 2020-07-07 AU Release Date 2020-07-07 NZ Release Date 2020-07-07 US Release Date 2020-07-07 Narrator Jonathan Glover Translator Rosario Camacho-Koppel Birth 1939 Death 1988 Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Audience Age 12 DEWEY 839.3137 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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