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"You hid. But you were not found. You thought you were playing a harmless game. You were wrong."After Holly and Hector Thorn are left behind during a simple game of hide-and-seek, they find themselves transported to a gloomy, magical world seemingly trapped in time--the Hiddenseek. There, It, a witch with the ability to transform into a raven and a wolf, stalks children day and night, turning any she can lay hands on into statues, frozen forever in their final moments of terror. Together with the other lost children they encounter, Holly and Hector will have to unravel the mysterious origins of the Hiddenseek and find a way to put a stop to the curse once and for all, before they get stuck there forever . . . Because in this twisted game of hide-and-seek, they are playing for their lives.
About the Author
Nate Cernosek is a writer and author of children's fiction. He earned a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville and is a graduate of Emerson College's MFA Program ('99) .Nate was born in Houston, Texas and spent most of his life there. He moved to Austin in 2018, where he currently lives with his wife and two children. Nate's debut middle grade novel, The Hiddenseek, comes out August 24, 2021, and is published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. "I wanted to take the familiar rules and patterns of hide and seek and twist them into something mysterious and terrifying," says Nate. "Things that both boys and girls have all done a thousand times, like getting tagged by It or shouting Ollie-ollie-oxen-free, in the book they all have a secret origin or purpose. " In addition to writing books for kids, Nate has also spent more than 20 years applying his knowledge of storytelling and communications for non-profit fundraising. In Houston, he worked for Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) , Mental Health America of Greater Houston and Houston Methodist Hospital. He currently works as a writer in the development department for The University of Texas at Austin.
