Synopses & Reviews
Katie is on the verge of her
Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers are free to experience non-Amish culture before officially joining the church. But before
Rumspringa arrives, Katie's safe world starts to crumble. It begins with a fiery helicopter crash in the cornfields, followed by rumors of massive unrest and the disappearance of huge numbers of people all over the world. Something is out there...and it is making a killing.
Unsure why they haven't yet been attacked, the Amish Elders make a decree: no one goes outside their community, and no one is allowed in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man lying just outside the boundary of their land, she can't leave him to die. She refuses to submit to the Elders' rule and secretly brings the stranger into her community — but what else is she bringing in with him?
Review
"This is a book to make you fear the shadows — a horrifying and gruesome tale of faith, and things that blink red eyes in the night. I began reading in the daylight, and read on into the late hours, leaning close, biting my lip. I could not look away; I was obsessed. Katie is an unbreakable soul." Lauren DeStefano, New York Times Bestselling author of the Chemical Garden Trilogy
Review
"What an eerily believable, unique story! I can't stop thinking about it — or shivering." Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely Books
Review
"Readers will find it hard to put down this suspenseful, scary, compulsively readable adventure." Kirkus
Synopsis
In this captivating thriller, Amish teen Katie secretly lets an injured stranger into her isolated community — but has she also let in the plague that is destroying the outside world?
Synopsis
Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the "Outside" abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can't leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family's barn--at what cost to her community? The suspense of this vividly told, truly horrific thriller will keep the pages turning.
Synopsis
Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But her plans are thwarted by rumors of massive unrest on the "Outside." Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can't leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family's barn-at what cost to her community? The suspense of this vividly told, truly horrific thriller will keep the pages turning.
About the Author
Laura Bickle's professional background is in criminal justice and library science. When she's not patrolling the stacks at the public library, she's dreaming up stories about the monsters under the stairs, and writing contemporary fantasy novels under the name Alayna Williams. Laura lives in Ohio with her husband and five mostly-reformed feral cats. The Hallowed Ones is her first young adult novel. For more about Laura, please visit her website at: www.laurabickle.com