Come Out, Come Out
A spine-tingling LGBTQIA+ YA horror about queer teens who accidentally invoke a twisted spirit who promises help but delivers something sinister. Perfect for fans of Kayla Cottingham, Andrew Joseph White, and Ryan LaSala. "A searing and poignant portrait of queer identity wrapped in an unflinching tale of terror." --Kalynn Bayron, New York Times bestselling author of You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight "Modern horror at its best." --Bram Stoker Award Nominee Sarah Henning It's never been safe for Fern, Jaq, or Mallory to come out to their families. As kids their emerging identities drove them into friendship but also forced them into the woods to hide in an old, abandoned house when they needed safety. But one night when the girls sought refuge, Mallory never made it back home. Fern and Jaq did, but neither survivor remembered what happened or the secrets they were so desperate to keep. Five years later, Fern and Jaq are seniors on the verge of graduation, seemingly happy in their straight, cisgender lives--until a spirit who looks like Mallory begins to appear, seeking revenge for her death, and the part Fern and Jaq played in it. As they're haunted, something begins to shift inside them. They remember who they are.
Who they want to love.
And the truth about the vicious secrets hiding in their woods. This delightfully dark and pointed novel calls out the systems that erase gay and queer and trans identity, giving space to embrace queerness and to unleash the power of friendship and found family against the real monsters in the world.
Who they want to love.
And the truth about the vicious secrets hiding in their woods. This delightfully dark and pointed novel calls out the systems that erase gay and queer and trans identity, giving space to embrace queerness and to unleash the power of friendship and found family against the real monsters in the world.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0593619390
ISBN13:9780593619391
Release Date:August 2024
Publisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Scary!
Published by thebookcryptid , 4 months ago
Okay everybody, get ready to sharpen those pitchforks because I have a controversial opinion: I liked this more than Camp Damascus? Like no disrespect to Chuck Tingle, I’m a fan but Come Out, Come Out is everything I wanted and envisioned Camp Damascus to be. The conversion therapy home/camp was really scary even though you don’t learn like, that much about it. The Patron? Terrifying. The song? Turned my hair white from fear. The parents??? I’m literally still shaking. As someone with, ah, intolerant parents, all the stuff involving the parents hit me really hard because I was sort of picturing my own. All the emotional, funny, scary, tense parts hit exactly right and special shout out to John for not being a huge piece of sh*t despite being a straight, white man! You did it baby boy, the bare minimum! I’m jk, John was really nice and I’m honestly glad he was cool.
10/10 cried at the end like the cry baby b*tch that I am. #JusticeForMal
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