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The Vanishing Season

by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Friendship and danger in Door County

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    New York Times bestselling author

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Friendship and danger in Door County

After moving from Chicago to the worn-down Wisconsin community of Door County, Maggie expects a quiet year before college. Her plans change when she joins Pauline and Liam, childhood friends whose close bond expands into a three-person friendship shaped by shared ambitions and shifting loyalties. Meanwhile, the town is shaken by the killings of teenage girls. The novel brings that small-town mystery together with a story of young love, friendship, and loss, set against a Wisconsin winter. Its premise links the group’s changing relationships to the danger unfolding around them, with survival itself at stake.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in young adult mysteries.
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining small-town suspense with friendship and romance.
  • Readers drawn to narratives about childhood friendships changing as new people enter the group.

Themes

Friendship and loyaltyYoung loveLoss and survivalSmall-town danger

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Book overview

From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson comes a haunting and lovely small-town romance, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman, Lauren Myracle, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

When Maggie's parents move them from bustling Chicago to small, rundown Door County, Wisconsin, she thinks she'll spend a year reading classics and killing time until college.

That plan changes as soon as she meets Pauline and Liam. Soon the three are inseparable, stretching out the love between two childhood best friends to fit over all of them and all their grand dreams.

But what starts as an uneventful year suddenly changes. Someone is killing teenage girls, and the town reels from each new tragedy. And as the dynamics between Maggie, Pauline, and Liam shift and collide in irreversible ways, they all will experience love and loss hand-in-hand--but only two of them will survive the winter.

 

  • Small Town Mystery: Beneath the idyllic surface of Door County, a killer is hunting teenage girls, and no one is safe.
  • Atmospheric Suspense: A haunting, lyrical story of love and loss where the chilling Wisconsin winter becomes a character in itself.
  • Found Family: Newcomer Maggie, eccentric Pauline, and quiet Liam form an inseparable bond, creating a world of their own against the growing fear.
  • Childhood Friends: The deep bond between Pauline and Liam is tested when Maggie arrives, creating a tangle of loyalty, love, and secrets.
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