The Bad Ones -- Melissa Albert

<p><b>Bestselling author Melissa Albert returns with <i>The Bad Ones</i>, a supernatural horror novel about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history</b> <p/><b><i>Goddess, goddess, count to five<br></i></b><b><i>In the morning, who's alive?</i></b> <p/>In the course of a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town. <p/>Nora's estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Becca's disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her town's past, as well as a string of coded messages Becca left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games. . . . <p/>An arresting, crossover horror fantasy threaded with dark magic, <i>The Bad Ones</i> is a poison-pen love letter to semi-toxic best friendship, the occult power of childhood play and artistic creation, and the razor-thin line between make-believe and belief.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Melissa Albert<br><b>Publisher:</b> Flatiron Books<br><b>Published:</b> 02/20/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 400<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.01lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.11h x 5.35w x 1.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781250894892<br><b>Age Range:</b> 14-18<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks</i> 12/01/2023<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 11/13/2023<br><i>Booklist</i> 12/01/2023 pg. 121<br><i>Ki