The Keeper
Author: Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes Category: Apartment Living and Shared Housing, Family, Ghosts and the Paranormal, Graphic Novels and Comic Books, Grief and Death, Health and Wellness, High School and (Young) Adult, Horror, Magic and the Supernatural, Middle School, Moving House and Relocation, Multigenerational and Extended Families, Natural and Man-Made Disasters Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Language: English Reading Age: High School and (Young) Adult, Middle School Illustrator: Marco Finnegan More DetailsA young Black girl finds herself trapped between desperation and her family’s dark history in The Keeper, a horror graphic novel written by New York Times bestselling, award-winning masters of horror Tananarive Due (The Reformatory) and Steven Barnes, illustrated by Marco Finnegan.
NAMED A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
NAMED A BOOK WE LOVED BY NPR
Aisha has suffered a devastating loss. Her parents were killed in a car crash, and now she must move to decrepit and derelict Detroit to live with her ailing grandmother. However, shortly after moving in, Aisha’s grandmother’s health rapidly deteriorates. With her dying breath, she summons the dark spirit that has protected their family for generations to watch over Aisha.
At first it seems that this spirit, whom Aisha refers to as the Keeper, is truly doing as her grandmother asked, caring for Aisha and keeping her safe; however, it soon becomes clear that this being can only sustain itself by stealing life from others. As the Keeper begins to prey on the apartment building’s other residents, Aisha and her friends must come together to destroy it . . . or die trying.
The Keeper: A Graphic Novel
Written by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Illustrated by Marco Finnegan
Source: Publisher (Harry N. Abrams)
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