Clown in a Cornfield
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress--that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don't know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half.
On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the town.
Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
- Pages
- 346
- First published
- January 1, 2020
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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- darkmysterioussadtenseMedium-paced
Started October 5, 2026 · Finished October 8, 2026
Wowwww. I didn’t think I was going to end up liking this as much as I did. I got up to chapter 7 and was like okay this is not what I’m wanting but then all of a sudden the action started. I definitely know Cole’s dad is gonna come back as Frendo (as he’s already about to kill his pilot on the plane, come on???) But like what’s his whole deal to begin with? He wanted his son dead because of the sister… is this all this is about? Surely you could’ve found a way to kill him by now even after your people fucking it all up. Hmmm…. Color me intrigued.
