{"product_id":"hollow-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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead if You Love: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Grothe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peachtree Teen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682637777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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. Taylor acted as a special editor for the \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e special issue \u003ci\u003eTrans Experience\u003c\/i\u003e in 2022. They live in southwestern Connecticut with their spouse, two daughters, a Portuguese Water Dog, and two cats. \u003ci\u003eHollow\u003c\/i\u003e is their debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119560716333,"sku":"9781682637777","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_22569ff7-ba89-40bb-86c7-8758a26771d5.jpg?v=1756229859","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/hollow-9781682637777","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}