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3.5 

Clown in a Cornfield

By Adam Cesare
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare digital book - Fable

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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

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3.5
Believable charactersCharacters change and growLikable charactersEasy to readUnpredictableViolence
Anxious Face with sweat“This was a great take on the “psycho in a rural area” trope. It places conflicts between ideologies up front without being preachy about it, and is a wild ride once it gets started. Clowns are creepy to start with, and Frendo is no exception. Would recommend.”
Likable charactersDescriptive writingEasy to readAddictiveSuspensefulRealistic settingViolence
Slightly Smiling Face“I was craving this.”

About Adam Cesare

Adam Cesare is the author of the Bram Stoker Award–winning Clown in a Cornfield series, the graphic novel Dead Mall, and several other novels and novellas, including the cult hit Video Night and the YA psychothriller Influencer. An avid fan of horror cinema, you can watch him talk about movies on YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and the rest of his socials.

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