The Gathering : Book 1 of the Darkness Rising Series

Enjoyed by readers of age: 12 to 17

Read the most by: boys and girls

Maya Delaney has always felt a close bond with nature. The woods around her home are a much-loved sanctuary and the pawprint birthmark on her hip feels like a sign that she belongs. But then strange and terrible things begin to happen in the tiny medical-research town of Salmon Creek!