Otherwood

By Pete Hautman

A mysterious event in the woods challenges two friends to unravel secrets and mend their world.

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320 pages· 50,212 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Stuey and Elly Rose's afternoons in the woods take a shocking turn, revealing secrets that could shatter their world. As they grapple with the aftermath, Grandpa Zach's cryptic warnings about lies and hatred begin to resonate. Can their friendship and determination uncover the truth and heal the rift? Dive into a tale of mystery, memory, and the power of connection.

From the publisher

A 2019 Edgar Award Winner!What happened in the woods that day? Pete Hautman’s riveting middle-grade novel touches on secrets and mysteries – and the power of connections with family and friends. “Hatred combined with lies and secrets can break the world.” Grandpa Zach used to say that before he died, but Stuey never really knew what he meant. It was kind of like how he used to talk about quantum physics or how he used to say ghosts haunted their overgrown golf course. But then one day, after Stuey and his best friend, Elly Rose, spend countless afternoons in the deadfall in the middle of the woods, something totally unbelievable happens. As Stuey and Elly Rose struggle to come to grips with their lives after that reality-splitting moment, all the things Grandpa Zach used to say start to make a lot more sense. This is a book about memory and loss and the destructive nature of secrets, but also about the way friendship, truth, and perseverance have the ability to knit a torn-apart world back together.

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