Running in the Shadows (Steve Harrington)
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Last published Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Hawkins, Indiana is the same as any small town in the midwest until the 1983 disappearance of Will Byers turns the town "Upside Down." Phoebe Henderson struggles to come to terms with the dynamic shifts that plague her, her young brother Dustin, and his friends. Will the emergence of a strange little girl unmask a world that's been hidden just beneath the surface and release the hidden memories under lock and key within her mind? Will the quest to find the missing boy lead the town to find more than they bargained for? And will past connections come back together in times of turmoil?
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