The Luminaries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250194046)

From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of your own family.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick
An Indigo Best Teen Book of 2022
A Junior Library Guild Pick
An Indie Next Pick
A Goodreads Most Anticipated YA Book

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.

Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town--and the rest of humanity--from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night.

Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal--and restore her family's good name. Or die trying.

But in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie's ex-best friend. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for.

Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark.

"You'll want to get lost in the world of The Luminaries again and again."--Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Author: Susan Dennard
ISBN-10: 1250194040
ISBN-13: 9781250194046
Publisher: Tor Teen
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.50w x 1.07d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522635 / Luminaries


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Booklist 09/15/2022 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 10/10/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2022
Shelf Awareness 12/16/2022
School Library Journal 07/28/2023 pg. 1
BookPage 11/01/2022