Dead girls don't dream

When seventeen-year-old Riley is murdered in an occult ritual, the witch's daughter Madelyn resurrects her in an attempt to break the cycle of violence and escape the horrors of Voynich Woods.

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Main Author: Cipri, Nino (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:When seventeen-year-old Riley is murdered in an occult ritual, the witch's daughter Madelyn resurrects her in an attempt to break the cycle of violence and escape the horrors of Voynich Woods.
"Voynich Woods has rules: Always carry a whistle. Never go alone. Always come home before dark. And if anyone calls your name, don't answer. Riley knows better than to stray from the trail in the woods behind her house. But when her little sister, Sam, breaks the rules in pursuit of a local legend, Riley chases after her and discovers a knife-wielding figure and a waiting grave. Madelyn lives deep in the forest. Subject to her mother's strict rules, she's forbidden from leaving home or using her magic -- but one night, she risks everything to help a stranger who got lost in the woods. Riley is murdered in a strange ritual, and Madelyn uses her magic to resurrect her, immediately entwining them both in the gnarled history of Voynich Woods. Riley, who feels trapped in her small town but too afraid to leave, was never a believer, but now the evidence is taking root under her skin. Madelyn has the scars to prove how terrible magic can be, and she longs for a life beyond her mother's grasp. As old legends become all too real, Riley and Madelyn must confront their deepest fears to survive the woods and uncover the truth. At once tender, violent, and thrilling, Dead Girls Don't Dream is a novel about the monsters we fear and the monsters we risk becoming." --
Physical Description:293 pages ; cm 22
Audience:Ages 14-18.
Grades 10-12.
ISBN:9781250791405
1250791405
Author Notes:Nino Cipri is a queer and trans/nonbinary writer, editor, and educator. They are a graduate of the 2014 Clarion Writers' Workshop, and earned their MFA in fiction from the University of Kansas. A multidisciplinary artist, Nino has also written plays, screenplays, and radio features; performed as a dancer, actor, and puppeteer; and worked as a stagehand, bookseller, bike mechanic, and labor organizer. They are the author of Homesick , a World Fantasy Award finalist and Dzanc Short Fiction Collection Prize winner, and the novellas Finna , a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Lambda awards, and Defekt , a British Fantasy Award winner and finalist for the Philip K. Dick and Locus awards. Dead Girls Don't Dream is their young adult debut.