Dax Varley

In the four months since his mother was taken by demons, Max has been studying and perfecting a means of killing them with a slingshot, witch hazel, and an arcade token with a sunburst emblem--but now other women have been disappearing and finding out what the demons are up to has become a matter of increasing urgency.

When his mother disappears one night, her room awash in blood, and marked by footprints that do not belong to any human or animal, Max is determined to find and rescue her, even if it means killing every demon on Earth.

Hayden McKaley sneaks out past bedtime, never expecting the worst. She wakes the next morning in a strange house, her ankles and wrists bound. Her captor-a man wearing a Yoda mask-is mourning his son, a boy so fixated on Hayden he'd created an art journal of his obsession. But this diary holds more than flattering sketches and endearing love poems. It tells of a boy's bent mind, his appetite for self-injury, and an addiction to playing The Game. Now...

Max's mom is alive and recovering. But the demons are still out there. And the Scarlet Portal will open soon. Can Max stop the demons and close the portal to save humanity? What will he have to sacrifice? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Welcome to Mimi's Charms and Enchantments - a new age shop filled with magical merchandise and colorful customers. Cam couldn't ask for a better after-school job. When a shady man in gray slinks in one afternoon, Cam is this close to calling 911. To her relief, he hurries away, leaving behind the nauseating odor of his cologne and a curious spell he's dropped on the floor. But this spell is not your average hocus-pocus. It's ancient, odd, and promises...

In “Demon Slayer”, readers follow Max as he discovers demons have kidnapped his mother. What tools can he use to defeat the demons? Why did they take his mother, and where? And if he finds her, can she truly be saved? Full contents: “Hideout” “Graveyard Dirt” “The Locket” “The Crow”