Now to dangerous to get supplies from outside the town, the townsfolk face the winter and seasons ahead with dwindling supplies and short tempers. She gets far more than she expected when creatures that were thought to have been long dead, if they even existed at all, show signs of having returned. Ellerie Downing lives there with her sisters, brother, and parents, tending to the beehives and wishing of something more. Soon Ellerie finds herself in a race against time to stop Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves from going up in flames.Īmity Falls is a small, quiet, religious town surrounded by forests. These seemingly trifling demands, however, hide sinister intentions. The creatures are real, and they're offering to fulfill the residents' deepest desires, however grand, for just a small favor. Strange activities begin to plague the town, and as the seasons change, it's clear that something is terribly wrong. When some townsfolk go missing on a trip to fetch supplies, a heavy unease settles over the Falls. Early town settlers fought off monstrous creatures in the woods, and whispers that the creatures still exist keep the Downings and their neighbors from venturing too far. Her days are filled with tending to her family's beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is free to roam as he wishes.

Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. Ellerie Downing is waiting for something to happen.

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