| International Standard Book Number |
9781250357175 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
1250357179 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
Kaur, Xan, author.
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| Title Statement |
When devils sing / Xan Kaur.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
388 pages ; 22 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"When Dawson Sumter goes missing, all he leaves behind is a smattering of blood in room 4 of the debt-ridden motel owned by Neera Singh's family. Disappearances like this aren't uncommon in the rural Georgia town of Carrion, especially every thirteen years when a periodical cicada brood returns from underground, shrieking their deafening screams. For Neera, Dawson is another reminder that in this corner of the South, the rich only get richer, and the poor -- well, nothing good comes their way. Neera sets out to investigate Dawson's whereabouts -- if he even still lives -- along with three other teens: Isaiah, son of a prominent judge and clandestine true crime podcaster; Reid, son of the wealthiest man in the region; and Sam, estranged daughter of the local hitman. As they find themselves entangled in a messy web of secrets and lies, they discover the riches of the adjacent Lake Clearwater community may have a terrifying source of power dating back to the town's founding and an ancient urban legend three devils, each more sinister than the next. How deep does the rot go, and can they find a way to escape its reach?"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 14-18. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
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| Target Audience Note |
Grades 10-12. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mystery and detective stories.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Friendship Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Secrecy Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Social classes Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Missing persons Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Children of immigrants Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Cicadas Juvenile fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Horror fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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