The end of Beginning

Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in 1983, the story follows a group of friends, a worried mother, a police chief and tense siblings after a creature from another dimension kidnaps a boy named Will Byers, all while an escapee child test subject attempts to evade her former captors.
Josie Harrington, a mere fifteen years of age, often felt like a misplaced puzzle piece in the chaotic jigsaw of Hawkins, Indiana. Defined more by her relation to her popular older brother, Steve Harrington, than her own merits, Josie navigated the treacherous waters of high school as an outcast. At seventeen, Steve was the king of Hawkins High, while Josie, clad in her vintage, Allison Reynolds-inspired attire, was just another misfit, a target for cruel taunts and relentless bullying.
Her sanctuary lay in her unexpected friendship with Jonathan Byers, the brooding older brother of young Will. Their bond was forged in shared understanding, a mutual recognition of the loneliness that echoed in their lives. Both were outsiders, observers on the fringes of a town that seemed determined to exclude them. Adding to Josie's woes was the toxic atmosphere at home. Her and Steve's dad was an emotional