The Stories They Tell

By: Stafford, Aspen J.

It's just a story, a children's story. Right? A creature that haunts the woods during the Yuletide. Could it possibly be real?

Rune embarks on a rescue mission to find her missing father. Her journey through a wintry forest is fraught with dread and unease. Something seems to watch her from the ice cold shadows. Confused and lost, she happens upon a strange village made up of black, crooked buildings. Even more strange are the villagers themselves; people who sing frightening songs around an evergreen tree about a mysterious creature that haunts the woods.

The all too perfect and happy people of the town raise Rune's suspicions about her father's whereabouts. In her quest, Rune sets into motion a chilling sequence of events that not only upends her world but connects her to the secrets of the townsfolk.

Misfortune continues to stalk the village, but Rune isn't about to give up. As she digs deeper and deeper, she discovers a slew of disappearances credited to this "imaginary" creature. If she doesn't find the true culprit first, she may not only lose her father, but her own life as well.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DG7J7TDW
• ISBN13: 9798990923409
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Aspen J. Stafford
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary