Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within the walls of Wormwood. It is a place built on lies, where influential people are willing to kill to keep their secrets. Vega is determined to uncover the truth. But the closer she gets, the more she risks her life.
year: 2014, 2015
call number/section: 1000, 1
subjects: conspiracies, juvenile fiction, villages, imaginary places, fiction, forests and forestry, missing persons, girls, adventure fiction, good and evil
Editions
Baldacci, David
Scholastic Press (2014)
Vega investigates why Quentin Herms was chased into the dangerous Quag and discovers dangerous secrets about her home village of Wormwood.
Schools: 35
Baldacci, David
Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within the walls of Wormwood. It is a place built on lies, where influential people are willing to kill to keep their secrets. Vega is determined to uncover the truth. But the closer she gets, the more she risks her life.
Schools: 0
Baldacci, David
Scholastic Inc. (2015)
Vega investigates why Quentin Herms was chased into the dangerous Quag and discovers dangerous secrets about her home village of Wormwood.
Schools: 1
Baldacci, David
Until Vega Jane's friend Quentin disappears, she believes that life outside of her village is very dangerous. After he disappears, she begins to question all she has been told.
Schools: 8