Darkest Powers • Book 1

The Summoning

Chloe Saunders sees dead people. Yes, like in the films. The problem is, in real life saying you see ghosts gets you a one-way ticket to the psych ward. And at 15, all Chloe wants to do is fit in at school and maybe get a boy to notice her. But when a particularly violent ghost haunts her, she gets noticed for all the wrong reasons. Her seemingly crazed behaviour earns her a trip to Lyle House, a centre for disturbed teens.

At first Chloe is determined to keep her head down. But then her roommate disappears after confessing she has a poltergeist, and some of the other patients also seem to be manifesting paranormal behaviour. Could that be a coincidence? Or is Lyle House not quite what it seems…? Chloe realizes that if she doesn’t uncover the truth, she could be destined for a lifetime in a psychiatric hospital. Or could her fate be even worse…? Can she trust the other kids in the home, and does she dare reveal her dark secret?

US Edition

HarperTeen • Trade Paper & eBook • March 2009 • ISBN: 978-0061450549

Canada Edition

Trade Paper & eBook • July 2008 • Doubleday Canada • ISBN: 978-0385665346

United Kingdom Edition

Paperback & eBook • January 2011 • Atom • ISBN: 978-1907410062

Audiobook Edition

August 2008 • HarperAudio