{"product_id":"ghost-wood-song-isbn-9780062894229","title":"Ghost Wood Song","description":"\u003cp\u003eSawkill Girls meets The Hazel Wood in this lush and eerie debut, where the boundary between reality and nightmares is as thin as the veil between the living and the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I could have a fiddle made of Daddy’s bones, I’d play it. I’d learn all the secrets he kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShady Grove inherited her father’s ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle’s tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when her brother is accused of murder, she can’t let the dead keep their secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to clear his name, she’s going to have to make those ghosts sing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily secrets, a gorgeously resonant LGBTQ love triangle, and just the right amount of creepiness make this young adult debut a haunting and hopeful story about facing everything that haunts us in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save her brother, Shady must pick up the cursed instrument and untangle the murder mystery woven into her family’s dark past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Supernatural Murder Mystery:\u003c\/b\u003e When Shady Grove's brother is accused of a crime he didn't commit, she must use her father's fiddle to make the dead reveal the real killer's secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHaunted Family Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e The fiddle can raise ghosts, but it also brings darkness. Unraveling the truth means confronting generations of grief and secrets that have cursed her family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLGBTQ+ Romance:\u003c\/b\u003e A resonant love triangle adds a layer of longing and hope to Shady's quest as she navigates her feelings for her bandmate, Sarah.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric Southern Gothic:\u003c\/b\u003e Set in the eerie pine woods of rural Florida, this haunting tale is steeped in bluegrass music, local folklore, and the thin veil between the living and the dead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"These haunted pages are full to bursting with intricate family dynamics, a nuanced queer romance, and a crescendo of an ending readers won’t see coming. With notes of southern gothic and mystery, \u003cem\u003eGhost Wood Song \u003c\/em\u003ewill strike a chord with fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Raven Boys \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Creatures.\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosiee Thor, author of Tarnished Are the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGhost Wood Song \u003c\/em\u003esings a high and lonesome love song to family, to place, to music, and to love itself. It will make your heart dance.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Zentner, Morris Award winning author of The Serpent King and Goodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strikes the perfect balance of atmospheric chills, dark familial secrets, and a yearning for the warm comforts of home. I could hear the cicadas' call and feel the smothering humidity, even as I shivered!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author, House of Salt and Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a gorgeous, creepy gem of a book, brimming with magic, mystery, music, and so much love that you’ll ache as if these characters were your actual friends. \u003cem\u003eGhost Wood Song\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a captivating spell you won’t want to break.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn and Sawkill Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGhost Wood Song\u003c\/em\u003e is a dusky, haunting daydream of a debut that hits all the right notes.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDahlia Adler, author of Under the Lights and editor of His Hideous Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gorgeously written debut filled with ghosts, a queer love triangle, a murder mystery, \u0026amp; a healthy dose of bluegrass. When you finish, you’ll want to turn back to page one and start all over again.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda Lovelace, author of The Princess Saves Herself in this One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Waters' debut features a bisexual lead with both male and female love interests, an atmospheric southern gothic setting, and, for the musically inclined, lots of folk and bluegrass references. For teens with a penchant for eerie ghost stories, this lyrical tale will hit the spot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Debut author Waters weaves an intense and spectral atmosphere with vivid prose…Haunting and alluring.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Debut author Waters masterfully weaves together a gothic setting and a vivid, eerie atmosphere, pulling the reader into Shady’s specter-filled world… This gothic queer romance will be enjoyed by fans of Claire Legrand’s \u003cem\u003eSawkill Girls\u003c\/em\u003e and Melissa Albert’s \u003cem\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shady’s rustic drawl tinging her narration, and her descriptions of playing, are lyrical, connecting her grief over her father and chaotic family to an eerie folklore-inspired song…for those who love a good jam session and a bit of folklore.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889257410789,"sku":"NP9780062894229","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062894229.jpg?v=1730230858","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ghost-wood-song-isbn-9780062894229","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}