Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/BOV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500061533 |
"Content warnings: blood, gore, death, animal death (deer), animal gore (deer), body horror, suicidal ideation"--Content warnings page.
School Library Journal, March 2024
Booklist starred, January 2024
Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2023
Kirkus Review, December 2023
"Growing up in the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania, feels like drowning. Leah goes to church every Sunday, works when she isn't at school, and takes care of her baby brother, Owen. Like every girl in Winston, she tries to be right and good and holy. If she isn't, the Lord of the Wood will take her, and she'll disappear like so many other girls before her. But living up to the rigorous standards of the town takes its toll. One night, when Owen won't stop screaming, Leah wishes him away, and the Lord listens. The screaming stops, and all that's left in the crib is a small bundle of sticks tied with a ribbon. Filled with shame and the weight of the town's judgment, Leah crosses the river into the Lord of the Wood's domain to bring Owen back. But the devilish figure who has haunted Winston for generations isn't what she expects. He tells her she can have her brother back--for a price. It's a bargain that will uncover secrets her hometown has tried to keep buried for decades. And what she unearths will have her questioning everything she's been taught to fear"--Provided by publisher.
Young Adult Follett School Solutions.
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