Griffis, Gigi
We are the beasts Gigi Griffis - First edition. - New York Delacorte Press 2024 - 340 pages 22 cm
"When a series of brutal, mysterious deaths start plaguing the countryside and whispers of a beast in the mountains reach the quiet French hamlet of Mende, most people believe it's a curse--God's punishment for their sins. But to sixteen-year-old Josephine and her best friend, Clara, the beast isn't a curse. It's an opportunity. For years, the girls of Mende have been living in a nightmare--fathers who drink, brothers who punch, homes that feel like prisons--and this is a chance to get them out. Using the creature's attacks as cover, Josephine and Clara set out to fake their friends' deaths and hide them away until it's safe to run. But escape is harder than they thought. If they can't brave a harsh winter with little food... If the villagers discover what they're doing... If the beast finds them first... Those fake deaths might just become real ones."--Amazon.
Ages 12 and up.
9780593707722 0593707729
2024019741
Family violence--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Horror stories.
France--History--18th century--Fiction.
PZ7.1.G75258 / We 2024
yGri 75
We are the beasts Gigi Griffis - First edition. - New York Delacorte Press 2024 - 340 pages 22 cm
"When a series of brutal, mysterious deaths start plaguing the countryside and whispers of a beast in the mountains reach the quiet French hamlet of Mende, most people believe it's a curse--God's punishment for their sins. But to sixteen-year-old Josephine and her best friend, Clara, the beast isn't a curse. It's an opportunity. For years, the girls of Mende have been living in a nightmare--fathers who drink, brothers who punch, homes that feel like prisons--and this is a chance to get them out. Using the creature's attacks as cover, Josephine and Clara set out to fake their friends' deaths and hide them away until it's safe to run. But escape is harder than they thought. If they can't brave a harsh winter with little food... If the villagers discover what they're doing... If the beast finds them first... Those fake deaths might just become real ones."--Amazon.
Ages 12 and up.
9780593707722 0593707729
2024019741
Family violence--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Horror stories.
France--History--18th century--Fiction.
PZ7.1.G75258 / We 2024
yGri 75