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Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

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Clown in a Cornfield

Adam Cesare

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 28, 2021

Reading lane: Dark Comedy YA

A Horror pick for readers exploring Clown in a Cornfield.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Small-Town Splatter

Teen rebellion, civic nostalgia, and a homicidal mascot make for horror with a wickedly comic edge.

Come here for

  • A clash between adults chasing the past and kids itching to leave
  • A creepy clown mascot turned lethal

Expect

  • Young adult horror with dark comedy in the mix
  • A sustained showdown between tradition and progress

Book Details

Authors
Adam Cesare
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
December 28, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Dark Comedy YA · YA Horror Comics
Reading lane
Dark Comedy YA

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Coming of Age

  • Holiday YA

  • YA Horror

  • YA LGBTQ+

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  • City Life for Teens

  • Country Life for Teens

  • YA Mysteries

  • YA Romance - LGBTQ+

About This Book

Read it before you see it! Now a major motion picture from the teams behind Smile and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has c...

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Read it before you see it! Now a major motion picture from the teams behind Smile and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. Don't miss this Bram Stoker Award-winning novel from rising star Adam Cesare.

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