The battle at Hollow Hill is over, but the woods of Cedar Creek have begun to whisper. When names vanish from doors, desks, and even memories, Lila and her friends discover a gate of birches that leads to a library of stolen identities. With lantern, bell, and courage, they try to teach the woods a new rule-return what you borrow. But as the children and townsfolk rally to anchor their community with stories and truth, the forest reveals something more terrifying than shadow creatures: a Librarian older than the clerk, a being that doesn't just want names-it wants the people who carry them.
Mystery, folklore, and friendship entwine in this haunting continuation of The Hollow Hill Chronicles, where every word matters, and every name is a door.