Hollywood North : Open Road Media : 9781504063487 : 1504063481 : 27 Aug 2020 : &;Libling&;s assured, quietly menacing debut [is] based on his World Fantasy Award&;nominated novella of the same title. . . . Fans of Stand by Me and the like will find much to enjoy.&; &;Publishers Weekly   It&;s the 1960s, and Gus Berry is coming of age in Trenton, a small town on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The place isn&;t known for much&;unless you count the menacing stray dogs, plant explosions, plane collisions, and regular drownings. The adults seem to take it all in stride, but Gus can&;t shake the feeling of impending doom. His friend Annie Barker doesn&;t share Gus&;s dark thoughts; she believes in things. So Gus goes about his days, surviving school, trying to live up to his widowed mother&;s expectations, and growing increasingly obsessed with movies and TV shows. Indeed, he scripts his life to make it way more exciting and adventurous than it actually is.   Gus is clearly a boy who wants