About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is drawn to darker mysteries and is beginning to explore the weight of personal responsibility and the unsettling feeling of knowing something others do not. This 1990s thriller follows Rosecleer, a girl whose terrifying dreams start providing clues to a series of local disappearances during the holiday season. It is a story that validates a young person's intuition while navigating the frightening reality of an external threat. While the title is provocative, the book functions as a classic suspense novel that explores the burden of psychic awareness and the courage required to act on one's gut feelings. It is most appropriate for mature middle schoolers and high school students who can handle themes of peril and crime. Parents might choose this to bridge the gap between supernatural horror and realistic crime fiction, offering a safe space to discuss how we process fear and the importance of speaking up when something feels wrong.
