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Boy in the Window

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Time 1h 35m

1990s bestfriends boynextdoor comingofage creepy crimefiction death first-love friendship grief lifechange male-female-friendship middle-school-kids murder-mystery muteboy mysteriousboy neighbors retro smalltown

A mysterious boy. A brutal murder. 

Thirteen year old Samantha is forced to move to a creepy small town in Arkansas. She just wants to go home... But she'll try to keep her family happy, while hiding her own misery. 

However Benton Falls has a history of brutal deaths, and Samantha unwittingly barrels right into the next one. Amidst new friendships and blossoming love, one of Samantha's new classmates is brutally murdered. 

Part coming-of-age story and part dark crime mystery, Boy in the Window strikes the difficult balance between sweet and terrifying. 

Can Samantha find out what happened to the boy in the window? Or will she be murdered herself?All Rights Reserved

1990s bestfriends boynextdoor comingofage creepy crimefiction death first-love friendship grief lifechange male-female-friendship middle-school-kids murder-mystery muteboy mysteriousboy neighbors retro smalltown

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