Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
In Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress-that just may cost her life.
Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don't know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half.
On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.
Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now.
YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
| ISBN: | 9780062854605 |
| Publication date: | 20th January 2022 |
| Author: | Adam Cesare |
| Publisher: | HarperTeen an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life Thrillers Crime & Mystery Horror & Ghost Stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+ |