The Bellwoods Game
The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien is a reprint edition published by Simon and Schuster, set to release in October 2024. This 320-page middle grade novel is presented in English and explores themes of friendship, emotions, and social dynamics through a horror lens. The story centers on Bailee, a girl determined to change her outcast status by participating in the Bellwoods Game, a Halloween tradition at Beckett Elementary that takes place in the haunted woods of Fall Hollow.
As Bailee embarks on this eerie adventure, she learns that the game is steeped in local legend, particularly the tale of Abigail Snook, who vanished in the woods years ago. The stakes are high: if Bailee wins, she earns a wish that could restore her life to what it once was before her grandmother’s illness and the subsequent bullying at school. However, as the night unfolds, the children confront unexpected challenges that test their understanding of the game and their relationships with one another. This edition invites readers to delve into a world where the line between reality and legend blurs, revealing the darker truths hidden within the woods.
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A New York Times bestseller!
Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus, this “beautifully creepy” (Kirkus Reviews), highly illustrated middle grade novel follows a girl who hopes to fix her outcast status through a game in the haunted woods, only to discover that some legends shouldn’t be played with.
Everyone knows Fall Hollow is haunted. It has been ever since Abigail Snook went into the woods many years ago, never to be seen again. Since then, it’s tradition for the sixth graders at Beckett Elementary to play the Bellwoods Game on Halloween night. Three kids are chosen to go into the woods. Whoever rings the bell there wins the game and saves the town for another year, but if Abigail’s ghost captures the players first, the spirit is let loose to wreak havoc on Fall Hollow—or so the story goes.
Now that it’s Bailee’s year to play, she can finally find out what really happens. And legend has it the game’s winner gets a wish. Maybe, just maybe, if Bailee wins, she can go back to the way things used to be before her grandma got sick and everyone at school started hating her. But when the night begins, everything the kids thought they knew about the game—and each other—is challenged. One thing’s for sure: something sinister is at play…waiting for them all in the woods.
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