The Silenced
No CoverA YA supernatural thriller where a haunted reform school's dark past collides with present trauma, exposing the troubled teen industry.
A YA supernatural thriller where a haunted reform school's dark past collides with present trauma, exposing the troubled teen industry.
In October 2023, she released HATCHET GIRLS, a modern twist on the legend of Lizzie Borden, and in 2021, she published SMALL TOWN MONSTERS, inspired by real paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (all Penguin Random House/Delacorte).
will contain mild spoilers
Kissing only; no explicit sexual content
Blood, gore, torture, and death at an abusive reform school
About forty swear words with no f-words
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Conversion therapy and anti-gay prejudice at reform school
Religious elements linked to conversion therapy and control
No fantasy magic present
Ghost hauntings and restless spirits drive the plot
Central critique of the troubled teen industry
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Sustained child abuse, torture, rape, and cruelty at reform school
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