{"product_id":"and-the-trees-stare-back","title":"And the Trees Stare Back","description":"\u003cb\u003eMany go into the forest. Only one comes back.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1989, Soviet Estonia. In sixteen-year-old Vik's village--and the cursed forest that looms beyond--danger is everywhere. Soldiers threaten those who so much as dream of dissent. The villagers' words are sharp with accusations of witchcraft. And deep in the heart of the wood, a lantern-eyed spirit lies in wait to disappear those who wander too far past the trees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVik knows because five years ago, she led her little sister Anna over that invisible line--and never saw her again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only thing Vik has wished for since then is her sister's safe return. So when Anna stumbles back through the tree line on the anniversary of her disappearance, it's a miracle... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr is it a lie? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs unsettling inconsistencies between this girl and the one who vanished reveal themselves, Vik starts to doubt whether this Anna is her Anna--or something else entirely. Whoever she is, one thing is clear: she was never meant to escape the trees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd unless Vik can uncover the secrets of the forest, it's going to take her back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRooted in real history with a speculative twist, the horrors of And The Trees Stare Back are the ones we already know: existing as a marginalized person under a hostile state. Raising powerful questions about whose humanity counts and how to survive if the governing body decides yours doesn't, this politically incisive folk-horror irresistibly explores ever-relevant legacies of activism and solidarity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Adult Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0823459128\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780823459124\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Griffis, Gigi\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (May 2025)","offer_id":46081111490757,"sku":"9780823459124","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780823459124.jpg?v=1776043072","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/and-the-trees-stare-back","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}