{"product_id":"hollow-isbn-9781682637777","title":"Hollow","description":"\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy.” \u003cb\u003e—Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSo Let Them Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003eA Booklist Editor’s Choice: Books for Youth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead if You Love:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t Go in the Woods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeadly Road Trips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCottageGORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalevolent Masks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCults\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNerd-core\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWound-tending\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFolk horror meets survival thriller in Grothe’s harrowing debut. . . . Visceral third-person narration closely follows Cassie, rendering her complex emotions palpable, while a tender queer romance adds heart. Lush prose conjures vivid imagery that increasingly unsettles as Grothe’s tale tips from tense to terrifying.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrothe excellently integrates intrusive, post-traumatic thoughts and stims, leaving readers feeling as unsettled as Cassie when things get more supernatural. A fantastic lost-in-the-woods horror and a new voice to keep an eye on.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrothe’s debut novel viscerally depicts Cassie’s anger and discomfort as she grapples with self-doubt and the emotional toll of masking. . . . Insightful and creepy. . . .\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA creepingly eerie plot. . . . The folk horror elements are all there.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy… this book punched me in the face and stole my lunch money and all I could say was thank you.\u003cbr\u003e—Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of So Let Them Burn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e—K. M. Enright, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mistress of Lies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e—Lyndall Clipstone, author of Tenderly, I am Devoured\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBone-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.\u003cbr\u003e—De Elizabeth, author of This Raging Sea\u003cb\u003eTaylor Grothe\u003c\/b\u003e is a neurodivergent (ASD) NB horror writer with an MFA from Fairfield University. Their work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHaven Speculative, Shortwave Magazine, Coffin Bell, Parents, Verywell Family, Brevity’s\u003c\/i\u003e writing craft blog, and an anthology published by Bag of Bones Press. 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