Fourteen-year-old Wren feels like a ghost in his own life, invisible at school and fading into the background of a world that doesn't see him. But when he discovers an abandoned farmhouse and a tattered scarecrow standing guard over a dead field, he realizes he's no longer alone. The "Strawman" doesn't just move in the wind; it seems to breathe with the rhythm of Wren's own fears. When Wren finds a hidden diary belonging to a boy named Thomas, he uncovers a terrifying secret: the scarecrow isn't just made of straw and twine, it's made of memories that refuse to stay buried.