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1. Suspicious Minds. Il primo romanzo ufficiale di Stranger Things

   • Gwenda Bond

   • 337pagine
   • 12 ore di lettura

   A mysterious lab, a sinister scientist, and a secret history await in this thrilling prequel to a beloved show. Set in the summer of 1969, the youth of America grapples with the shock of conflict both at home and abroad. Terry Ives, a student at a quiet Indiana college, feels the world changing around her and refuses to remain a passive observer. When she learns about a crucial government experiment in Hawkins, she volunteers as a test subject for MKUltra. Unmarked vans, a remote lab in the woods, and mind-altering substances administered by secretive researchers draw her into a web of intrigue that she is determined to unravel. However, within Hawkins National Laboratory, under the watchful eye of Dr. Martin Brenner, lies a conspiracy far beyond her imagination. To confront this threat, Terry must team up with her fellow test subjects, including a mysterious girl known only by a number—008—who possesses unexplainable, superhuman abilities. As tensions rise in the decade, Terry and Brenner engage in a different kind of war, where the human mind becomes the ultimate battlefield.

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2. Stranger Things: Buio sulla città

   • Adam Christopher

   • 385pagine
   • 14 ore di lettura

   Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things. Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement—and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talked about New York? Although he’d rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can’t deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York—the last big case before everything changed. . . . Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show up and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth. Soon Hopper is undercover among New York’s notorious street gangs. But just as he’s about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he’s faced before.

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3. Stranger Things: Runaway Max

   • Brenna Yovanoff

   • 256pagine
   • 9 ore di lettura

   Fans went wild for this gripping, emotional addition to the Stranger Things' universe after its successful launch! Fall into the never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff. Meet Max. She's from California. She skateboards. Her family just dumped her in the middle of Indiana. And she's really not ready to call Hawkins her new home. Whether she's facing off against her bully brother, Billy, the new kids at school, or monsters abound, Max tackles life with sass and grit. This must-read novel based on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things explores Max's past--with all the good and the bad it's given her--in the lead up to the thrilling season that introduces our favorite new member of the gang.

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4. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin

   • Amy Rose Capetta

   Discover the backstory of new Stranger Things fan favorite Robin--the perfect read for anyone looking forward to devouring the fourth season on Netflix—now available as a paperback! High school is a monster, and it's eating everyone Robin knows. It's the beginning of sophomore year, and Robin's Odd Squad friends couple up, won't stop talking about college and their future careers, and are obsessed with trying to act "normal." Robin knows that game well--she's been pretending for years, hoping nobody would notice the sarcastic polyglot French horn player with a bad perm in the back of the room. But there's one aspect of her identity that she knows for sure doesn't fit in with her image--Robin likes girls. How is she supposed to be her true self in teeny-tiny Hawkins, Indiana? Robin is convinced the only way she can experience real life is by fleeing to Europe for the summer--aka Operation Croissant. But she has no money, no permission, and no one to share the adventure with--and it will take a heck of a lot more than that to escape Hawkins in one piece. Sprinkled with references to your favorite Stranger Things characters, this prequel chronicles one girl's realization that the only person she really needs to be accepted by is herself.

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5. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line

   • Suyi Davies

   • 320pagine
   • 12 ore di lettura

   Dive into this revealing portrait of Stranger Things fan favorite Lucas Sinclair and get to know Lucas like never before. The thrilling adventure of Stranger Things continues where season three left off, with fan favorite Lucas Sinclair finally telling his own story in his own words. Lucas has been in the fight against the evil forces in his town since the beginning, but he is tired of feeling like an outsider. When the start of high school presents Lucas with options beyond D&D and being bullied, he wonders if he can be more than invisible. After connecting with one of the few other Black students at school, Lucas starts to learn more about himself apart from his friend group. And he begins to understand himself as a Black teen in Hawkins, which feels unlike anything—in this world or any other—he’s ever experienced. From Suyi Davies, contributor to the New York Times bestselling Black Boy Joy, comes an exploration of love and identity within the beloved Stranger Things universe, through the eyes of Lucas Sinclair.

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6. Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus

   • Caitlin Schneiderhan

   • 288pagine
   • 11 ore di lettura

   Two years before the events of Stranger Things Season 4, Eddie Munson, the Hellfire Club leader and a metalhead, is desperate to escape his life in Hawkins, Indiana. For most, Hawkins is a picturesque American town, but for Eddie, it's a never-ending nightmare. With only a few months left in high school, he fills his time between Dungeons & Dragons sessions and band gigs. His life takes a turn when he meets Paige at a local dive bar. Paige has managed to escape Hawkins and now works for a record producer in Los Angeles. She's a true badass with great taste in music, and she sees Eddie for who he really is rather than the outcast everyone else perceives him to be. She offers him a chance to create a better future, but he needs to get a demo tape of his band, Corroded Coffin, recorded—something he can't afford. To make it happen, Eddie reluctantly turns to his estranged father, Al Munson, who has returned with yet another questionable scheme. Eddie knows this is a risky move, but it could be his ticket out of Hawkins. He feels that 1984 is destined to be his year.

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