![]() ![]() ![]() You’re there either until you escape, or until you make a deal with the Seeker. Break the rules, get catapulted into an alternate reality where you have to face amped-up versions of your own personal fears. ![]() Hermon's standout debut offers spine-tingling prose that pulls no punches nuanced depictions of grief, friendship, and fear engaging characterization that makes readers root for its largely Black cast and a reassuring ending that leaves room for future installments. The basic premise is this: There is a monster connected to the game Hide & Seek. The game devolves into a flurry of rule-breaking soon interrupted by the arrival of a changed, scarred Zee, who conveys a cryptic message: "One day soon you'll leave from here and fight against all you fear." When the game's players develop a mysterious mark and begin to disappear one by one, Justin and his friends must find a way to defeat a chilling foe in a world made up of their darkest fears. While waiting for the guest of honor, another neighborhood kid, Shae, arrives and suggests that they play hide-and-seek. Invited along with Justin are other close friends Nia and Lyric, as well as the neighborhood bully, Carla, and her twin brother, Quincy. Zee, sixth-grader Justin's best friend, has been missing for over a year 404 days to be exact. ![]()
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