The Lake House

By Sarah Beth Durst

Three girls must survive a deadly threat lurking in the shadows at an abandoned camp.

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356 pages· 86,802 words· Est. 8 hour read

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Claire, Reyva, and Mariana arrive at a remote summer camp, only to find it burned and deserted. As they uncover a dead body in the woods, they realize they're not alone. Something sinister is hunting them, refusing to let them escape. With danger lurking in every shadow, the girls must rely on their wits and each other to survive. Can they outsmart the unseen menace, or will their worst fears become reality? This gripping survival thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, questioning every move and motive.

From the publisher

Junior Library Guild Selection YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults*A YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersYellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst.”Formidably scary, Durst’s survival/horror story is the stuff of late-night campfire legends. With three deftly drawn, powerful girls at the center, reading felt like I had found a crew of clever, loyal best friends, even as I stayed up long into the night, trembling with dread.” –E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were LiarsClaire’s grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It’s just how she’s wired–her worst-case scenarios never actually come true.Until she arrives at an off-the-grid summer camp to find a blackened, burned husk instead of a lodge–and no survivors, except her and two other late arrivals: Reyva and Mariana.When the three girls find a dead body in the woods, they realize none of this is an accident. Someone, something, is hunting them. Something that hides in the shadows.Something that refuses to let them leave.

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