The Historical past of Jane Doe

* “[An] spectacular debut…
John Inexperienced followers will gobble this one up.” —
Kirkus, starred overview

Historical past buff Ray is aware of all the pieces concerning the peculiar legends and lore of his rural Connecticut hometown. Burgerville’s previous is riddled with inexperienced cow sightings and human groundhogs, however essentially the most attention-grabbing factor concerning the current is the brand new girl–we’ll name her Jane Doe.

Inscrutable, cool, and above all mysterious, Jane appears as decided to cover her previous as Ray is to uncover it. As fascination turns to friendship after which to one thing extra, Ray is for certain he is aware of Jane’s darkest, most painful secrets and techniques and Jane herself–from previous to current. However when the unthinkable occurs, Ray is compelled to acknowledge that maybe historical past can solely inform us a lot.

Mixing humor with heartache, that is an unmissable coming-of-age story from an thrilling new voice in YA.