Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery

(Hardback)

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When Lacy wakes up dead in Westminster Cemetery, final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe, she's confused. It's the job of Sam, a young soldier who died in 1865, to teach her the rules of the afterlife and to warn her about Suppression--a punishment worse than death.

Lacy desperately wants to leave the cemetery and find out how she died, but every soul is obligated to perform a job. Given the task of providing entertainment, Lacy proposes an open mic, which becomes a chance for the cemetery's residents to express themselves. But Lacy is in for another shock when surprising and long-buried truths begin to emerge.

Reviews

"[A] unique read that fans of Poe, poetry, or stage plays will find something to grab onto."--Booklist

-- (7/17/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"[B]lends prose with stage directions for a hybrid structure. The resulting alchemy capitalizes on the strengths of both media to create a unique, fully-realized world. . . . Quoth the Raven, 'Encore.'"--Kirkus Reviews

-- (6/13/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"Mary Amato's inventive Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery finds humor in the grave."--Shelf Awareness

-- (9/11/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"The plot arc here is rendered refreshing and clever by Amato's choice of form: the narrative is conveyed as a play . . ."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

-- (11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"Full of heart, honesty, and Poe-etry, with just a dash of the macabre. You'll love the deceased residents of Westminster Cemetery--and not just the famous one."--Gareth Hinds, author-illustrator of the graphic novel POE: Stories and Poems

-- (11/30/2017 12:00:00 AM)

Author Bio

Mary Amato is an award-winning children's and YA book author, songwriter, and poet who lives in Maryland. Her books have been translated into foreign languages, optioned for television, and produced onstage.