Young Blood (An Umbrella Academy YA Novel)

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The official prequel novel to the hit Umbrella Academy series on Netflix, starring a teenaged Umbrella Academy in an original, darkly comic adventure written by New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel.

The Umbrella Academy has always been extraordinaryready to leap to superpowered action at a moments notice. But now that Five has disappeared and their fame has crested, sometimes the only thing Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Ben, and Viktor want is to be normal. . . which is much easier said than done, when youre raised by someone like Hargreeves.

For their exacting and tyrannical father figure, nothing is ever enough; which is why, during a dinnertime debriefing on their latest mission, Ben snaps, prompting Klaus to suggest that they all need a change of sceneryjust one night of partying like a bunch of average teens. In fact, Klaus knows just the place; theres a frat house in a neighboring college town that throws weekend blowouts. What could go wrong

They soon realize sneaking out of Hargreevess houseer, fortressis the least of their concerns. When the six teens pledge not to use their powers under any circumstances, they fail to factor in the sheer force of teen drama. Faced with weird earthquakes, weirder partygoers, and a possible new foe, the Umbrella Academy must choose between the night they always dreamed of and an unexpected mission that may save the world andfinallysecure Hargreevess approval.

Author Bio

Alyssa Sheinmel is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels for young adults, including Outer Banks: Lights Out, The Castle School (for Troubled Girls), What Kind of Girl, A Danger to Herself and Others, and Faceless. She currently lives and writes in New York.