Meet Katherine "Kitty' Lexington, an anxious teen girl who lives in a.. more than sketchy place. It's not on any map and the entirety of the dystopia she calls "home" is surrounded by a dense forest, making it unreachable. No one dares enter or leave this town, because if they do, they will be forced to survive the harsh brush and conditions. Kitty learns something she isn't supposed to; something the Strays foretold would happen. In order to survive, she must run away from home, and brave the wilderness- but is the forest's unknown better than the familiarity of her small village?
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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