{"product_id":"hollow-3","title":"Hollow","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003cspan\u003eTaylor Grothe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon’t Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Dark \u003c\/i\u003ein a queer YA cult horror following a recently diagnosed autistic teen who becomes enmeshed in a community of outcasts harboring sinister secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy.” —Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSo Let Them Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a meltdown in her school cafeteria prompts an unwanted autism diagnosis, Cassie Davis moves back to her hometown in upstate New York, where her mom hopes the familiarity will allow Cassie to feel normal again. Cassie’s never truly felt normal anywhere, but she does crave the ease she used to have with her old friends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProblem is that her friends aren’t so eager to welcome her back into the fold. They extend an olive branch by inviting her on their backpacking trip to Hollow Ridge, in the upper reaches of the Adirondacks. But when a fight breaks out their first night, Cassie wakes to a barren campsite—her friends all gone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith severe weather approaching and nearing sensory overload, Cassie is saved by a boy named Kaleb, who whisks her away to a compound of artists and outcasts he calls the Roost. As Kaleb tends to her injuries, Cassie begins to feel—for the first time in her life—that she can truly be herself. But as the days pass, strange happenings around the Roost make Cassie question her instincts. Noises in the trees grow louder, begging the question: Are the dangers in the forest, on the trail, or in the Roost itself? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world where autistic characters rarely get to be the hero of their own stories, Cassie Davis’s one-step-back, two-steps-forward journey to unmasking makes \u003ci\u003eHollow \u003c\/i\u003eas much a love letter to neurodiversity as it is a haunting tale you’ll want to read with the lights on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if You Love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t Go in the Woods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeadly Road Trips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottageGORE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalevolent Masks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNerd-core\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWound-tending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Locale: \u003c\/b\u003eUpstate, New York, Adirondacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy, this punched me in the face and stole my lunch money and all I could say was thank you.” \u003cb\u003e—Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSo Let Them Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An eerie and unsettlingly atmospheric debut, Taylor Grothe balances the tension of slow creeping horror with the distressing experience of unmasking, asking us to confront who we truly are when we strip away the weight of other’s expectations—no matter how painful.” \u003cb\u003e—K. M. Enright, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMistress of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eBoth heartfelt and haunting, Taylor Grothe strikes the perfect balance between an immersive coming-of-age story and a chilling horror. Cassie is a heroine who you cannot help but love, protect, and root for— and who I would definitely follow into the shadowy woods” \u003cb\u003e—Lyndall Clipstone, author of \u003ci\u003eLakesedge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTenderly, I am Devoured\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bone-chilling, haunting, and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eHollow\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of book that will leave you wanting to sleep with the lights on while simultaneously holding your hand in the dark. Cassie Davis may not think she's a hero, but she will be one for teen readers for years to come.\" \u003cb\u003e—De Elizabeth, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Raging Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Shared Haunting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peachtree Teen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48143980101783,"sku":"9781682638835","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/9781682638835_65849.jpg?v=1787070498","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/hollow-3","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}