The Ooze

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.

Tash McAdam is a Welsh-Canadian author, activist and educator. Their publications include the critically acclaimed trans-led murder mystery, No One Left But You , Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections Blood Sport and Sink or Swim and more. Tash is passionate about social justice and mentors trans youth and young adults through the Gender Generations Project, a program they sit on the board for and were instrumental in founding. When they’re not writing or reading you can find Tash in a lake, lying on the carpet thinking about monsters or getting a new tattoo. Tash lives in Vancouver.

• CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended 2022

Tash McAdam is a Welsh Canadian author of several books for young people, including The Psionics series and the bestselling Blood Sport and Sink or Swim in the Orca Soundings line. 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, British Columbia.