{"product_id":"dead-end-shortcut-jp-dumas-9798189987755","title":"Dead-End Shortcut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour shortcut to a faster commute... just became a one-way trip into the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAiden just wants to make it to first period on time-and avoid the wrath of Mrs. Gable for the third time this week. To him, the crumbling, fog-shrouded Blackwood Cemetery is not a place for eternal rest; it's a massive, grass-covered shortcut that shaves exactly seven minutes and forty-two seconds off his walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis best friend, Iain, has always called it a bad idea. Today, he was right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile cutting through the old, overgrown section of the graveyard, the boys stumble upon a terrifying sight: a man in a tattered, old-fashioned coat, frantically digging up an unmarked grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the act, the grave robber pursues them, but this is no ordinary criminal. Possessing a lantern that casts shadows that move on their own, and moving with inhuman speed, the \"Crow-Man\" seems tied to the very earth of the cemetery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarely escaping with their lives, the boys make a horrifying discovery in the mud: a silver key shaped like a crow, pulsing with a strange, cold energy. It's not just a key; it's a connection. And the Crow-Man will stop at nothing to get it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Aiden and Iain are on the run, not from a person, but from a living piece of the town's buried history. To survive, they must unravel the mystery of the Crow-Man, unlock the secret of the Key of Roots, and face the terrifying truth of what lies just beneath the surface of Blackwood Village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you love spooky middle-grade adventures like \u003ci\u003eGoosebumps\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eSmall Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e, don't miss \u003ci\u003eThe Aiden Adventures: Dead-End Shortcut\u003c\/i\u003e. The shortcut to trouble has just opened.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jp Dumas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189987755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Jp Dumas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666036166911,"sku":"9798189987755","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-end-shortcut-jp-dumas-9798189987755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}