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🎃Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-novel perfect for fans of the New York Times bestseller Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, New Hampshire College Prep is more than a summer program—it’s a lifeline. An outcast at his high school, Dan is excited to finally make some friends in his last summer before college. But when he arrives at the program, Dan learns that his dorm for the summer used to be a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. And not just any asylum—a last resort for the criminally insane.

As Dan and his new friends, Abby and Jordan, explore the hidden recesses of their creepy summer home, they soon discover it’s no coincidence that the three of them endedHelp This Vet Get Proper Disability

As a United States Marine, Jarrett Gimbl was injured while on active duty. Gimbl sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). He was later honorably discharged for the United States Marines.

During the time immediately following his return to civilian life, further symptoms developed and he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Now struggling with TBI and PTSD, Jarrett found it increasingly difficult to return to the life he had prior to his military experience. As depression, loneliness and despair continued to consume him, he began to entertain thoughts of a permanent end to his suffering, until he meet his dog Gunny who he credits with saving his life. Gunny is registered as an emotional support animal and found Jarrett through an organization