The Violent Season
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Every November, Wolf Ridge’s residents are overcome with a thirst for violence: one so powerful and insidious, it can turn the best of friends into the worst of enemies
Every November, the people in Wolf Ridge are overwhelmed with a hunger for violence—at least that’s the town rumor. Last fall Wyatt Green’s mother was brutally murdered, adding another name to a long list of November deaths, and convincing Wyatt that this yearning isn’t a morbid urban legend but rather a palpable force infecting her neighbors.
This year, Wyatt fears the call of violence has spread to her best friend Cash—who also happens to be the guy she can't stop wanting no matter how much he hurts her. At the same time, she's drawn to Cash's nemesis, Porter. When Wyatt pulls away from Cash and spends more time with Porter, she learns secrets about both of them she can't forget.
And as the truth about her mother's death begins to emerge from the shadows, Wyatt is faced with a series of hard realities about the people she trusts the most, rethinking everything she believes about what makes people decide to hurt each other.
Sara Walters works as an advocate for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in central Pennsylvania. Previously, she worked as a reproductive rights advocate and a college instructor. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of South Florida, and studied children's and young adult literature while earning her doctorate in education at the University of Tennessee. She believes in the power of storytelling as a voice for survivors, and aims to give space to the stories too often silenced.
"Claustrophobic and intriguing... a novel that will keep you hooked all the way" — The Nerd Daily
"As poignant as it is creepy, and filled with memorable twists and reveals, this book asks what we do when others won’t listen to our stories of survival." — Booklist"…a complicated blend of mystery and angst... " — School Library Journal
"Exactly the type of tale readers will want to stay up late flipping through on All Hallows’ Eve....sure to leave readers unsettled, unsatisfied, and demystified...read if you dare." — The Tempest
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