The Changing Man
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Publisher Description
In this chilling read perfect for fans of Stranger Things, the annoying classmates at Ife's new boarding school become the least of her worries when there might be truth to the rumors of a dangerous thing that targets students—and Ife or her new friends could be next!
In hidden rooms…from shadows of the night…his steps come soundless…his eyes glow bright...
Ife Adebola hasn’t been at Nithercott, her new prestigious boarding school, for long, but she’s already over the petty gossip and the silly lore of ' the Changing Man.' Bijal, another student in Ife's scholarship program, is the only one trying to befriend her, but Ife doesn’t need new friends. After all, she’s perfectly happy with the ones at her old school.
As Ife settles in at Nithercott, she starts to notice strange mushrooms and an earthy yet unsettling smell that lingers on—and even off—campus. Then a classmate begins acting different one day. And there are the whispers among teachers. As things get weirder, Ife can’t help but wonder if there could actually be any truth to the decades-old lore of the mysterious Changing Man. Or if there’s any connection to the missing brother of her classmate Ben.
Needing answers, Ife has no choice but to team up with Ben and Bijal to investigate. But can the trio act quickly enough to uncover who—or worse, what—is behind the Changing Man, before they become
his next victims?
More scary reads by Tomi Oyemakinde:
We Are Hunted
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When Leon, a scholarship student at the prestigious Nithercott School, receives a text from his crush, he heads into the woods to find her. There, Leon instead encounters and enters a mysterious orange mist and is never seen again. A month later, Nigerian American Ife, a new student attending Nithercott, learns of his disappearance through rumors from peers. Some suggest that it's the handiwork of the violent Changing Man, the school's harrowing urban legend who "preys on the lonely at heart." Because of racist interactions with school administration and her anxiety attacks, Ife struggles adjusting to life at Nithercott, though she manages to befriend students Malika and Bijal. After Malika briefly goes missing and reappears with a seemingly different personality, Ife partners with Bijal and Leon's younger brother Ben to investigate the strange happenings at the academy. In this mind-bending supernatural debut, Oyemakinde uses a dark academic setting to examine themes of loss, loneliness, friendship, and change. Ife's developing bonds with Bijal and Ben help transform her from a withdrawn introvert into a fierce final girl as she navigates the narrative's hair-raising horrors. Supporting characters are intersectionally diverse. Ages 14–up.
