Author: Holly Bourne
For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE
Published on 10 September 2026 by Usborne Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 384 pages
130 x 198 x 26 | 316g
The mind-blowing new novel full of mystery, conspiracy and dark secrets from bestselling Holly Bourne, for fans of Kathleen Glasgow and e. lockhart'A voice of our generation.' Samantha Shannon'Holly Bourne is something special. She's got it.' Patrick NessEverything was perfect in the small town of Maple Lakes...until the cheerleaders started screaming.
Clover wishes something would happen in her boring high school - so she can spend more time with her crush Brody, covering it for the school newspaper. But she never wished for this...
When cheerleader Abigail starts screaming in the middle of an exam, people laugh. But as more girls start breaking into uncontrollable screaming fits, it's clear something is seriously wrong. The authorities don't have a clue what's happening - so it's up to Clover and Brody to investigate. What they discover is a darkness beneath the perfect veneer of Maple Lakes - and it is spreading fast.