About this item
"Reader, hang on for dear life. Sawkill Girls is a wild, gorgeous, and rich coming-of-age story about complicity, female camaraderie, and power." - Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth"An eerie, atmospheric assertion of female strength." - Mindy McGinnis, author of The Female of the SpeciesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn comes a breathtaking and spine-tingling novel about three teenage girls who face off against an insidious monster that preys upon young women. Perfect for fans of Victoria Schwab and Stranger Things.Who are the Sawkill Girls?Marion: The newbie. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she's sure she'll never find.Zoey: The pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it.
About the Author
Claire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn't stop thinking about the stories in her head. Now she is a bestselling author of darkly magical books. Her first novel is , one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2012. She is also the author of , a ghost story for middle grade readers; and , a young adult re-telling of The Nutcracker. , her middle grade novel about mental illness, family secrets, and the power of storytelling, is a 2017 Edgar Award Nominee. Claire's latest middle grade novel, , is a classic fantasy-adventure and a 2016 Junior Library Guild selection. The companion novel, , was a Kids' Indie Next Pick in 2021. She is one of the four authors behind , an anthology of dark middle grade short fiction that was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Bank Street Best Book, and among the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2014. Her bestselling Empirium Trilogy consists of epic fantasy novels , and Her young adult horror novel received five starred reviews. It was also a 2018 Bram Stoker Award finalist and a 2019 Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her latest novel, , is a young adult horror novel described as " meets " and was a Kids' Indie Next Pick. Her adult debut, book 1 of , releases in spring 2023.
