Mr. Fahrenheit

Super 8 meets Friday Night Lights in this smart and action-packed coming-of-age novel from the author of The End Games, T. Michael Martin.

Benji’s lived his whole life in the same sleepy midwestern town—the same town his father grew up in, and his grandfather. But he wants nothing more than to put his past in the rearview mirror as soon as he graduates high school. Benji yearns for a Moment—the Moment that will redeem and transform his ordinary life. The Moment that will propel him into a new, star-bright future.

Then one night, the Moment happens: Benji and his tight group of friends—CR, Ellie, and Zeeko—accidentally shoot down a flying saucer in the local quarry. At Benji’s urging, they decide to keep it a secret and solve its mysteries on their own. But as they face threats both earthly and alien, and old tensions among the friends surface, Benji begins to question whether this Moment is the miracle he’s always dreamed of—or a curse that could destroy them all.

• Friends Keeping a Secret: The star quarterback, the filmmaker, the team trainer, and the magician mascot. They have the biggest secret on Earth, and it’s threatening to tear their lifelong friendship apart.
• Small Town Setting: Welcome to Bedford Falls, Indiana—a town where Friday night lights are everything and escaping seems impossible. But for Benji, CR, Ellie, and Zeeko, the real action is happening down at the old town quarry.
• Alien Invasion: When Benji and his friends accidentally shoot down a UFO, they trigger a series of events that brings threats both otherworldly and all too human to their doorstep.
• Friends to Lovers Romance: Benji has loved Ellie forever, but hiding an alien spacecraft while navigating senior year puts their changing relationship to the ultimate test.

Praise for The End Games: “Watching Michael as he struggles to find a safe haven in a world that has gone to hell is thrilling and utterly engaging. This is not just a monster novel; it is a tale of terror worthy of the early, great Stephen King.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“A stunningly intelligent, thrilling story about family and love that just happens to include some zombies.” - John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

“Martin’s debut is the best of the undead bunch, meshing relentless action, intelligence, and emotion in a way that recalls Patrick Ness’ The Knife of Never Letting Go. . . . Very. Exciting. Book.” - Booklist (starred review)

“Martin covers familiar territory—zombies, conspiracies, post-apocalyptic romance—but does so with style in this exciting debut novel. . . . the West Virginia setting, tense action, devoted fraternal relationship, and Michael’s lovers-in-dangerous-times romance with a girl named Holly will keep teens hooked.” - Publishers Weekly

“A solid option reserved exclusively for hard-core fans of classic sci-fi.” - SLJ

“This is The Day the Earth Stood Still by way of Something Wicked This Way Comes: campy but haunting, and about ray-gun-shooting monsters as much as it is about bittersweet broken dreams.” - Booklist (starred review)