The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the
Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary
fantasy about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled
forest and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark
corners of your own family.
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick
An Indigo Best Teen Book of 2022
A Junior Library Guild Pick
An Indie Next Pick
A Goodreads Most Anticipated YA Book
Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone
won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.
Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the
ancient order that protects Winnie's town - and the rest of humanity - from the
monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night.
Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her
family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the
deadly (...)

Susan Dennard is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of
the Witchlands series (now in development for TV from the Jim Henson
Company), and the Something Strange and Deadly series, in addition to short
fiction published online. She also runs the popular newsletter for writers, the
Misfits and Daydreamers. When not writing or teaching writing, she can be
found rolling the dice as a Dungeon Master or mashing buttons on one of her
way too many consoles.

Tor
On Sale: Nov 7/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages
9781250194107 • $16.99 • pb
YA Fic / Fantasy / Contemporary • Ages 13-18 years
Series: Luminaries