The Ooze
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2022
- Subjects
- Alien Contact, LGBT, Thrillers & Suspense
- Categories
- LGBTQ2S characters
Print-equivalent page numbering
Table of contents navigation
Text-to-speech hinting provided
Full alternative textual descriptions
EPUB Accessibility Specification 1.0 AA:
https://bornaccessible.org/certification/gca-credential/
Language tagging provided
Dyslexia readability:
Slab serif font (Weekly Pro). Increased whitespace: larger margins, inter-word and line spacing.
Single logical reading order
-
eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459828506
- Publish Date
- Feb 2022
- List Price
- $8.99
Library Ordering Options
Description
Bran's taking the recycling down to the basement when the lights go out and the elevator stalls.
Bran's phone's dead, he can hear screaming, but he can't get out. Eventually, he manages to pry the doors open to find that something's very wrong. His own mother can't remember his name, there is this black slime dripping out of her ear and then she kills their cat. Bran runs. Outside, Vancouver is teeming with people acting strangely, and they all have the same black slime in their ears. What is going on and how can Bran stop it?
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
About the author
Tash McAdam is a Welsh Canadian author of several books for young people, including Blood Sport in the Orca Soundings line and The Psionics series (Nine Star Press). Tash identifies as trans and queer and uses the neutral pronoun they. They teach high school English and computer science and have a couple of black belts in karate. They live in Vancouver.
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
Editorial Reviews
“This edge-of-your-seat adventure will be welcome in schools and public libraries looking to reach out to this population. Recommended.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“A tightly plotted, highly appealing story with bite.”
Kirkus Reviews
“A page-turning, terrifying, and ultimately satisfying contagion adventure in the world of high/low lit.”
Booklist