Clown in a Cornfield

In Adam Cesare's young adult debut, "Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress, that may cost her life." The town of Kettle Springs is divided between adults who want to make it great again and kids who want to have fun. Frendo, the Baypen mascot, goes homicidal and decides to cull the rotten crop of kids.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 20 January 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

In Adam Cesare's gripping young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a fierce battle between the old and the new, tradition and progress, which could ultimately cost her life. Quinn and her father have relocated to the small, dull town of Kettle Springs in search of a fresh start. However, they are unaware that Kettle Springs has been divided in two since the closure of the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory. On one side are the adults, who are determined to restore Kettle Springs to its former glory, while on the other are the kids, who crave fun, create prank videos, and are eager to leave Kettle Springs as soon as possible. Kettle Springs finds itself caught in a fierce battle between the old and the new, tradition and progress. It appears as though the town will be destroyed as a result of this conflict. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown wearing a pork pie hat, goes on a homicidal rampage and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to recover is to eliminate the rotten crop of children who currently reside there.

YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 136 x 204 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780062854605