Bone Hollow

By Kim Ventrella

Gabe wakes up to find everyone thinks he's dead. Why is Death interested in him?

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240 pages· 52,458 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Gabe's life takes a bizarre turn when he wakes up to find everyone believes he's dead. With only his dog Ollie by his side, he encounters Wynne, a mysterious girl who offers him refuge. But Wynne harbors a secret—she's Death, and she believes Gabe is her successor. As Gabe grapples with this revelation, he must uncover the truth about his fate and the strange world he's stumbled into. Can Gabe escape his destiny, or is he truly meant to become the next Death?

From the publisher

Skeleton Tree author Kim Ventrella returns with the wisest, FUNNIEST, and most profound middle-grade adventure you’ll read in this life–or any other.Gabe knows it was foolish to save that chicken. On the roof. In the middle of a storm. Yet Gabe also knows that his guardian, Ms. Cleo, loves the chicken more than him. After falling off the roof, Gabe wakes up to find his neighbors staring at him tearfully. To his confusion, none of them seem to hear Gabe speak. It’s almost as if they think he’s dead. But Gabe’s NOT dead. He feels fine! So why does everyone scream in terror when he shows up to his own funeral? Gabe flees with his dog, Ollie, the only creature who doesn’t tremble at the sight of him. So when a mysterious girl named Wynne offers to let Gabe stay at her cozy house in a misty clearing, he gratefully accepts. Yet Wynne disappears from Bone Hollow for long stretches of time, and when a suspicious Gabe follows her, he makes a mind-blowing discovery. Wynne is Death and has been for thousands of years. Even more shocking . . . she’s convinced that Gabe is destined to replace her.

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