Within The Black

By: Palm, Kathleen

Welcome to Nowhere, the place of lost things.

With an abundance of cold, black fog.

With a grumpy Caretaker who doesn't care.

With a wall of black that hides secrets.

With a monster, The Keeper, who declares everything his.

But maybe it's a place where Will can forget. His mom died, leaving an emptiness that fills with hurt and anger. The fog offers a chance for him to exist where no one says they're sorry, where no one looks at him with pity, where thoughts of Mom don't crush his mind like a meteor. He discovers a place of new friends, of fun games messing with rusty robots, of feeling like himself, and learning the secrets of Nowhere.

But the sadness never leaves, the pain doesn't dull, and the anger grows. And he yells at his family. He hits his friend.

Will must face his fears and acknowledge his true anger, before he sinks too far into the black and becomes a monster.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1966387202
• ISBN13: 9781966387206
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Undertaker Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8