Into Darkness (Stuffed, Book 2)

by Liz Braswell

Overview

No Stuffy has ever gone into the Darkness and returned....

Clark can’t wait to go away to camp this year. For the first time ever, he has actual friends to hang out with. Catherine-Lucille and D. A. will both be at Camp I Can with Clark, and C. L. has already promised to induct him into her exclusive camp club—the one for campers who know everything there is to know about the world of Monsters and how Stuffies protect kids from them. And now that he knows (or suspects . . . very strongly) that his grandma-made Stuffy, Foon, heroically saved his own father from a horrible fate, Clark is obviously bringing Foon to camp along with him.

But once Clark gets to camp, he and his friends discover things are off. There are strange, gooey findings in some of the bunks, the adults are acting weird, and, worst of all, their Stuffies and dolls go missing right at the moment they need them the most—when they go on the intersession camping trip and end up trapped in a creepy old cabin. What Clark and his friends don’t know, and what the mighty Foon soon discovers, is that the Monsters have launched a revenge campaign against Foon—a campaign that entails sucking the very life out of Clark. Now it’s up to Foon to enter the World of Darkness and take on the Monster in charge in order to stop the plot and save Clark’s life.

In the long tradition of Stuffies vs. Monsters, this one’s a battle for the ages—one that will certainly go down in Stuffy history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368039185
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Series:	Stuffed Series , #2
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Liz Braswell spent her childhood reading fairy tales, catching frogs, and going on adventures in the woods with her stuffed animals. She has a degree in Egyptology from Brown University (and yes, she can write your name in hieroglyphs). After making video games for ten years Liz now writes full-time and plays video games for fun. She has written Snow,Rx, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, and several books in the best-selling Twisted Tale series, including Part of Your World and As Old as Time. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two children, a cat, a part-time dog, three fish, and five coffee trees, and still sleeps with a Stuffy. You can email her at [e-mail] or find her on Instagram and Twitter @LizBraswell.

Editorial Reviews

"Readers who enjoyed Foon and his antics in Stuffed will find much to enjoy here, particularly those eager to bask in the trappings of high fantasy but not quite ready to jump into the deep end of the pool...an entertaining second entry."—Kirkus

"Returning fans and newcomers alike will find themselves pulled into Braswell’s magical world full of Light and Dark, Monsters and heroic Stuffies. The fast-paced chapters, full of spooky mystery, will give readers goosebumps as they turn pages long into the night—undoubtedly with their own Stuffies beside them to keep any Monsters away."—Booklist

From the Publisher

2021-02-09
Clark and Foon return to battle the darkness.

Clark is thrilled to return to Camp I Can and spend time with his pals Catherine-Lucille and D.A. Foon, Clark’s trusty stuffed protector, is pumped to come along for the adventure. But Camp I Can seems a bit off this year. The grown-ups are acting weird, there’s a peculiar gunk appearing in the campers’ quarters, and, worst of all, stuffies are disappearing one by one. A dastardly plot of revenge against Foon slowly reveals itself as this second entry carries on building upon its predecessor in smart and satisfying ways. The character work is richer, the fantasy world is built out just a bit further, and Clark evolves just enough to make his character development feel earned. Readers who enjoyed Foon and his antics in Stuffed (2019) will find much to enjoy here, particularly those eager to bask in the trappings of high fantasy but not quite ready to jump into the deep end of the pool. The book’s one big drawback is its length: At 400 pages the story feels a bit stretched, particularly with the frequent interstitials from the Great Pleticon’s perspective which let readers in on the Monsters’ plot; they then have to wait for Clark and his pals to catch up. Clark is cued as White; there is diversity in the supporting cast.

An entertaining second entry. (Fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews