{"product_id":"dont-let-the-forest-in","title":"Don't Let the Forest in","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Two teen boys attempt to stop terrifying creatures that seem to be coming to life from macabre drawings\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Two teen boys attempt to stop terrifying creatures that seem to be coming to life from macabre drawings.\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn ABA Indies Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indies Next Selection\u003cbr\u003eA B\u0026amp;N Best Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003eA Carnegie Medal for Writing nominee\u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003eA Goodreads Choice Award finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Drews paints a \u003cb\u003egruesome\u003c\/b\u003e narrative with \u003cb\u003evisceral\u003c\/b\u003e descriptions of monsters and the violence they enact, while with equal vigor, encapsulating the trauma of loss, disordered eating, bullying, and anxiety, all of which is counterbalanced by a gentle touch addressing asexual identity. ... Prepare for the \u003cb\u003eemotional roller coaster\u003c\/b\u003e of plot twists, unreliable narration, and a divisive conclusion. Sure to please those interested in modern horror mixed with a touch of fairy tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"More Brothers Grimm than Disney, Drews' modern-day fairy tale \n\u003cb\u003eartfully tackles heavy topics\u003c\/b\u003e, including homophobia, bullying and eating disorders, while skillfully weaving in the dark fantasy elements that anchor the story. \n\u003cb\u003eDrews' words feel like poetry, almost lyrical in their grotesque execution, and you can't help but keep reading.\u003c\/b\u003e The story opens with a boy cutting out his heart for love; by the time you reach the final, gripping page, you may feel like doing the same.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eCompulsively readable.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003elures you into a lush world full of terrifying monsters\u003c\/b\u003e and codependent boys trying to survive their obsessive art--and each other.\" --Trang Thanh Tran, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eShe Is a Haunting\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"CG Drews has crafted a \n\u003cb\u003ebeautiful, horrific\u003c\/b\u003e novel out of underbrush and ink stains and blood. \n\u003cb\u003ePerfect for any reader who has looked into the sharp mouths of disturbing fairy tales and found themself entirely at home.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Andrew Joseph White, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Bares Its Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eHell Followed With Us\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A bloodied tale of toxic romance and botanical horror, this book \n\u003cb\u003ewill ensnare you like the tendrils of a haunted forest\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Lyndall Clipstone, author of \n\u003ci\u003eLakesedge \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eUnholy Terrors \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eGenuinely creepy ... Lush, angsty, queer horror.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With a lingering terror that will lurk well after you finish, this psychological horror is packed with monsters of fairytale, folklore and so much more. Good luck not getting hooked (and haunted).\" --B\u0026amp;N Reads \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eLush [and] immersive\u003c\/b\u003e ... In their first horror novel, Drews embraces the genre with style and intensity via truly malevolent monsters and \n\u003cb\u003ecompellingly creepy\u003c\/b\u003e botanical horrors. Readers who enjoy high-stakes stories of obsession, epic battles with monsters of the world and of the mind, and artistically expressed blood and gore will revel in \n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eBeautifully cutting and achingly full of writhing love, painful loss, and horrors beyond imagination. \u003c\/b\u003eLove is a weapon full of cutting ribs and thorns in this \n\u003cb\u003egut-wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e story by CG Drews.\" --Kaitlyn Mahoney, Under the Umbrella Bookstore (Salt Lake City, UT) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"C.G. Drews' return to young adult fiction is a \n\u003cb\u003egloriously gothic\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of fairytales, isolation and obsessive friendship, set in an elite boarding school and a dark, untouched forest. ... This is a \n\u003cb\u003edark and emotional\u003c\/b\u003e fantasy thriller, and \n\u003cb\u003ea must-read\u003c\/b\u003e for fans of dark-academia books like Leigh Bardugo's \n\u003ci\u003eNinth House\u003c\/i\u003e or M.L. Rio's \n\u003ci\u003eIf We Were Villains\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Bella Mackey, Readings (Melbourne, Australia) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHazelthorn\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Drews' latest starts off as a straightforward whodunit and turns into something that's far more sinister--and delicious. From descriptions of moth-eaten decay to vivid floral imagery, Drews luxuriates in atmospheric prose. ... \n\u003cb\u003eA uniquely arranged bouquet of terrors, as disturbing as it is beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eViscerally atmospheric and beautifully eerie\u003c\/b\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eHazelthorn\u003c\/i\u003e will take root inside you, drag you into its strange, thorny depths, and make you want to stay there forever. I devoured this book.\" --Pascale Lacelle, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eCurious Tides\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \n\u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, modern-yet-gothic murder mystery full of wretched boys, tangled secrets, and a horrifying sentient garden. \n\u003cb\u003eDevour it, lest it devour you.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Jamie Pacton, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Absinthe Underground \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"CG Drews unleashes \n\u003cb\u003ea gorgeous atmospheric narrative\u003c\/b\u003e that rots through the boundaries of YA horror and gives the reader a visceral and unsettling tale of murder, mania, loyalty and a garden with much more bite than you would expect. I loved every single second of this \n\u003cb\u003ehaunting\u003c\/b\u003e book, and the twists absolutely had me screaming. \n\u003cb\u003eThis is the botanical queer horror that readers never knew they needed.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Emily Varga, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eFor She Is Wrath\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"In Hazelthorn's darkly gothic gardens, CG Drews conjures up \n\u003cb\u003ea haunting nightmare dense with botanical horror\u003c\/b\u003e, and in Evander, a rage-filled boy to root for.\" --Amy Goldsmith, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThose We Drown\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003ePredatory Natures\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A lush, gothic tale filled with devastating twists, delicious atmosphere, and toxic family secrets. Drews delivers \n\u003cb\u003eanother obsession-worthy masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e in \n\u003ci\u003eHazelthorn\u003c\/i\u003e--one that's as \n\u003cb\u003ehauntingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e as the eponymous manor.\" --Kelsea Yu, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of \n\u003ci\u003eIt's Only a Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eBound Feet \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Recalling elements of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, Drews ( \n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e) deploys crisp prose to spin \n\u003cb\u003ea gothic psychological thriller rife with brutal twists and gruesome scenes of botanical body horror\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"The strength of the concept, pacing, and atmosphere make it an excellent introduction to the genre--especially as it combines the current popularity of both gothic mysteries and body horror.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCG Drews\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eHazelthorn, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eScorpion Deep, You Did Nothing Wrong, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Perfect Notes, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e The Boy Who Steals Houses\u003c\/i\u003e. CG's work has been translated into over a dozen languages and won the 2020 CBCA Honour Award. Currently living in Australia, CG never sleeps, and is forever buried under a pile of unread books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKill for him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHigh school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality--Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Thomas won't say a word about it, and shuts down whenever Andrew tries to ask him questions. Stranger still, Thomas is haunted by something, and he seems to have lost interest in his artwork--whimsically macabre sketches of the monsters from Andrew's wicked stories. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate to figure out what's wrong with his friend, Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster--Thomas's drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the boys battle the monsters every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew begins to fear that the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlso by CG Drews\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHazelthorn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2024 pg. 70 (EAN 9781250895660, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2024 (EAN 9781250895660, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2024 (EAN 9781250895660, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/08\/2024 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250895660, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eDrews, Cg\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCG Drews\u003c\/b\u003e is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHazelthorn\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Perfect Notes, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e The Boy Who Steals Houses\u003c\/i\u003e. 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