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They were being prepared. And no one was going to save them.June Whitmore thought the strange cravings were just stress—until she caught her best friend eating chalk in chemistry class. Soon, half the school is consuming paper, wood, and dirt, drawn to Trinity Creek Cemetery by an inexplicable hunger they can't control.When June discovers the Founders' Ledger hidden in the town's archives, the truth becomes terrifyingly clear: every three centuries, the adults of Trinity Creek sacrifice their children to an ancient creature called the Beneath One. The "wellness checks" at school aren't health screenings—they're preparing teenagers to be consumed.With Offering Night two weeks away and their bodies already "softening" for digestion, June and nearly 300 teens must do what no generation has done before: resist the hunger for one hour and shatter the pact that has enslaved their town for centuries.Stand together. Resist. Survive.Trigger warnings: Body horror, manipulation by adults, death of a teen character Read more
