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There Is a Door in This Darkness - by Kristin Cashore (Paperback)

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  • From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm novels comes an unforgettable magic-tinged contemporary tale for those yearning to find the light in the darkness.
  • 12 Years
  • 8.2" x 5.4" Paperback
  • 384 Pages
  • Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes

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From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm novels comes an unforgettable magic-tinged contemporary tale for those yearning to find the light in the darkness.

"Alive to the wonder of this world, grounding you in it one aching, perfect page at a time."--A. R. Capetta, Lambda-Literary-award-winning and bestselling author

Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Her high school years began with a shocking presidential election and ended with a pandemic. In the midst of this global turmoil, she also lost one of her beloved aunts, a loss she still feels keenly. Having deferred college, Wilhelmina now lives in a limbo she can see no way out of, like so many of her peers.

Wilhelmina's personal darkness would be unbearable (especially with another monumental election looming) but for the inexplicable and seemingly magical clues that have begun to intrude on her life--flashes of bizarre, ecstatic whimsy that seem to add up to a message she can't quite grasp. But something tells her she should follow their lead. Maybe a trail of elephants, birds, angels, and stale doughnuts will lead Wilhelmina to a door?



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"Cashore threads fiction with fact in a three-generational story of love, loss, and friendship. . . . [A] must for all collections."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Cashore's command over language and her incredible mind for extraordinary ideas are reminiscent of Madeleine L'Engle. There Is a Door in This Darkness contains the wonder, and the ideas it holds are bigger than words."--Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie and I'm The Girl

"How do we get through hard and confusing times? There Is a Door in This Darkness shows us the way with charm, heart, and a sprinkle of magic. This story of family, friendship, and love is told with some very timely essentials: kindness, compassion, and empathy."--Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist and Michael L. Printz Honoree

"Cashore's work is alive to the wonder of this world--grounding you in it one aching, perfect page at a time. Wilhelmina is a mighty main character whose adventures leave an indelible glow. Also, this book has the best magical aunts ever written."--A. R. Capetta, Lambda-Literary-award-winning and bestselling author

"Cashore's novel is rich with a quality of observation and multifarious detail that suits adolescent angst, loss, and the limited stimulation of pandemic 'bubbles.' . . . Although set in the recent past, this is a work of historical and magical realism with unsettling contemporary resonances."--The Horn Book

"A nimbly braided slice-of-life tale."--Publishers Weekly

"An in-depth character study with wonder as a subtle but steady undertone."--Booklist



About the Author



Kristin Cashore grew up in the northeast Pennsylvania countryside as the second of four daughters. She received a bachelor's degree from Williams College and a master's from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College, and she has worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer. She has lived in many places (including Sydney, New York City, Boston, London, Austin, and Jacksonville, Florida), and she currently lives in the Boston area. Her epic fantasy novels set in the Graceling Realm--Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue, Winterkeep, and Seasparrow--have won many awards and much high praise, including picks as ALA Best Books for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Booklist Editors Choice, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. In addition, Graceling was shortlisted for the William C. Morris Debut Award and Fire is an Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12 Years
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Theme: Death, Grief, Bereavement
Format: Paperback
Author: Kristin Cashore
Language: English
Street Date: June 3, 2025
TCIN: 93975247
UPC: 9780142427644
Item Number (DPCI): 247-34-2904
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Beautifully written and emotional

There is a Door in this Darkness follows Wilhelmina Hart, whose high school years began with the election of Donald Trump (the monster) and ended with the onset of the COVID pandemic. It is 2020, on the verge of the election, and Wilhelmina has deferred college for a year. She is stuck in a small apartment, with too many people, helping her siblings do online school. She is struggling with grief for one of her beloved aunts who died from cancer. There is a Door in the Darkness is a complex story about grief, isolation, change, mental health, friendship, and family. This book accurately captures the feeling of 2020, the horrors of the Trump presidency and COVID. It's eerie to read because we are currently on the verge of another election, four years later, when the threat of the monster remains, and people are still dying from COVID. There are magical elements to the story, but they did not seem to come to any conclusion. There is a Door in the Darkness is a beautifully written and emotional story.
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