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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2026
DESCRIPTION
293 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9798217004942, 9798217004942
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A young adult thriller set in a small town in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Sixteen-year-old Naomi Ward travels with her family to a secluded mountain community for the summer and becomes aware of disturbing aspects of the town's history, including its past as a sundown town. As two local girls go missing, Naomi investigates possible connections between the town's history and present events while experiencing unexplained phenomena. The novel explores themes of racism, historical violence, trauma, and survival within a suspense narrative
Ages 12 and up
Grades 7and up