Abby Howard

A masterful collection of tales from the faded border between our day-to-day world and the horrifying unknown on the other side of midnight. An old woman living alone on the edge of a bog gets an unexpected -- and unsettling -- visitor, throwing her quiet life into a long-buried mystery. An isolated backwoods family stumbles into good fortune for a time with a monstrous discovery in the lake behind their house, but that time is running short. And a misfit little girl, struggling to make friends, meets an understanding soul one day at the beach: but why will he only play with her alone at night? All these lonely souls -- and more -- have reached out into the darkness, not knowing what they might find. Around the dark edges of reality lurk unknown beings with unknowable intentions -- ordinary objects can become cursed possessions, entities who seem like friends can become monstrous, and those who seem monstrous can become the truest companions. In this collection of evocative, unnerving slice-of-life horror, five stories explore what happens when one is desperate enough to seek solace in the unnatural, and what might be waiting for us at the Crossroads at Midnight.

The Crossroads at Midnight

It's Halloween night and 10-year-old Mona is stuck inside without so much as a scary movie to watch. She figures this Halloween couldn't get any worse, but a giant monster appears in her living room to prove her very, very wrong. She is chased out into the night where she encounters some odd new friends and finds herself on a quest to save humanity from billions of monsters. Though Mona is the textbook definition of a reluctant hero, she and her friends will do their best to keep this from being... The Last Halloween.

Book 1: Children

The Last Halloween

Sarah Winifred Searle

Authors Sarah Winifred Searle and Abby Howard discuss their experiences with disordered eating and the intricacies of their mental health in these two personal comic essays.

Two Stories of Mental Health and Body Image

Unhealthy

Junior Scientist Power Hour, vol. 1

"Determined to show Ronnie just how interesting prehistoric life was BEFORE the age of the dinosaurs, Miss Lernin takes her back in time to the six parts of the Paleozoic era to study the earliest lifeforms on Earth, starting with the rise of the vertebrates"--]cProvided by publisher.

Ocean Renegades!

The second collection of Abby Howard's humorous semi-autobiographical webcomic.

Junior Scientist Power Hour

When it’s your job to make noise, you can’t afford to mess up. Pure Fiction have fought for the opportunity to show the world what they can do; now all they have to do is take on the planet. And they plan to win. Armed with a shiny new set of instruments and a truck load of attitude, they march into the spotlight with their album and every finger crossed. Expectations are high, and the risks are enormous, with disasters looming at every angle; can they make it as the world-conquering rock stars they strive to be? Four members Three guitars Two drumsticks One rock band Pure Fiction

Debut

Backstage Pass

Ronnie is just a normal fifth-grader trying to pass her science class’s impossible quiz on the history of dinosaurs . . . until she happens upon her neighbor—Ms. Lernin—a retired paleontologist. With the assistance of Science Magic, Ronnie and Ms. Lernin travel back through time and space to experience the Mesozoic Era firsthand. They visit three important time periods in the development of the Mesozoic Era: the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous. Along the way, Ronnie finds herself face-to-face with real-life dinosaurs and reptiles, like stegosauruses, velociraptors, and thalattosaurs. With the help of her neighbor’s trusty knowledge of prehistoric times, she learns the differences between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, as well as between dinosaurs, insects, and reptiles. This insightful and informative graphic novel uses engaging art to bring facts to life, giving kids the tools to understand the evolution of these prehistoric creatures and the important effects this era had on our world today.

Journey through the Mesozoic Era

Dinosaur Empire! (Earth Before Us #1)

One night can change everything. Pure Fiction knows that and now they’re facing their toughest challenge yet. When a boozy night out takes a violent turn for the worst and one of their own is put in serious danger it’s suddenly all about life and death. There’s no time for playing the blame game this time, there are lives on the line and the group must unite in order to keep their beloved band in one piece. It all rests on them pulling together and trusting in each other no matter what the rest of the world is saying. This time they’re fighting for each other. They’re fighting for a future. They’re fighting for their lives.

Abby Howard

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