The Girl in the Castle
Grand Central Publishing · Paperback · January 2, 2024
The world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson delivers a thrilling novel about a teen caught between two worlds and the truths that could set her free—or trap her forever.
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- Who it’s for
- Two Hannahs, two eras, and a truth that keeps the suspense unsettled.
- Genres
- YA Psychological Thrillers, Mental Illness for Teens, Medieval YA
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, January 2, 2024
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The world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson delivers a thrilling novel about a teen caught between two worlds and the truths that could set her free—or trap her forever. My name is Hannah Dory and I need you to believe me. NOW: Hannah Doe is brought to Belman Psych, kicking and screaming, told she is suffering from hallucinations and delusions. 1347: Hannah Dory and her village are starving to death in a brutal winter.
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Hannah seeks out food and salvation in the baron's castle. If she is caught stealing, she will surely hang. NOW: Hannah knows the truth: she is Hannah Doe and Hannah Dory, and she must return to the past before it's too late to save her sister. Can Jordan, an Abnormal-Psych student, be the one to finally help her? Jordan isn't sure what to believe, and Hannah has even bigger problems: if she doesn't make it back, her sister will die, but if she keeps going back, she might never escape.
Two Lives, One Mystery
Two Hannahs, two eras, and a truth that keeps the suspense unsettled.
Come here for
- A mystery balanced between a modern institution and a medieval village
- Tension built around what to believe
Expect
- A psychological thriller with a medieval thread
- Questions of belief, danger, and escape
Where it sits
| Medieval YA | 68% |
|---|---|
| Mental Illness for Teens | 39% |
| YA Psychological Thrillers | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- Medieval YA
- Friendship for Teens
- Mental Illness for Teens
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- YA Psychological Thrillers
- Authors
- James Patterson, Emily Raymond
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- January 2, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories