Hellhole by Gina Damico. 368 p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, January 6, 2015.
Publisher synopsis: A devil is a bad influence . . .
There was a time when geeky, squeaky-clean Max Kilgore would never lie or steal or even think about murder.
Then he accidentally unearths a devil, and Max’s choices are no longer his own. The big red guy has a penchant for couch surfing and junk food—and you should never underestimate evil on a sugar high. With the help of Lore, a former goth girl who knows a thing or two about the dark side, Max is racing against the clock to get rid of the houseguest from hell before time, and all the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos this side of the fiery abyss, run out.
Gina Damico, author of the Croak series, once again delivers all the horror, hilarity, and high-stakes drama that any kid in high school or hell could ever handle.
Learned about this one through an SLJ webinar called Teen Book Buzz. The elevator pitch was Beetlejuice meets Hellboy, neither of which I've seen. It kind of made me think of Soul Enchilada by David Macinniss Gill, a book which I recall quite fondly.
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