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A teenage girl must do Death's bidding to uncover the secrets of her sister's disappearance in this...
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A teenage girl must do Death's bidding to uncover the secrets of her sister's disappearance in this haunting young adult novel by the author of The Year of the Witching. "A searing portrayal of girlhood, at once sparkling and violently dark."--Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Mary Shelley Club
Roslyn isn't herself anymore. It's been a year since her sister, Adeline, died under mysterious circumstances, and Roslyn is still tormented by her absence. So when the elusive caravan of girls that Adeline spent her last summer with rolls back into town, Roslyn joins them to finally figure out what happened to her sister. Strange, beautiful, and intriguing, the girls are closed off from the world. And as it turns out, they're brought together by a force more sinister than Roslyn's nightmares could've conjured up: Death himself. Death has spared the girls from untimely endings, and to pay for their lives, the girls travel the country reaping souls on his behalf. Now Roslyn must decide if finding closure is worth the price of striking the same deal.
Author: Alexis Henderson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.82w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780593859476
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
School Library Journal 01/30/2026 pg. 1
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2026
Booklist 12/01/2025
About the Author
Alexis Henderson is a speculative fiction writer with a penchant for dark fantasy, witchcraft, and cosmic horror. Her adult books include The Year of the Witching, House of Hunger, and An Academy for Liars. Growing up in one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, instilled in her a life-long love of ghost stories. When she doesn't have her nose buried in a book, you can find her painting or watching horror movies with her feline familiar. When I Was Death is her first novel for young adults.
Roslyn isn't herself anymore. It's been a year since her sister, Adeline, died under mysterious circumstances, and Roslyn is still tormented by her absence. So when the elusive caravan of girls that Adeline spent her last summer with rolls back into town, Roslyn joins them to finally figure out what happened to her sister. Strange, beautiful, and intriguing, the girls are closed off from the world. And as it turns out, they're brought together by a force more sinister than Roslyn's nightmares could've conjured up: Death himself. Death has spared the girls from untimely endings, and to pay for their lives, the girls travel the country reaping souls on his behalf. Now Roslyn must decide if finding closure is worth the price of striking the same deal.
Author: Alexis Henderson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.82w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780593859476
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
School Library Journal 01/30/2026 pg. 1
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2026
Booklist 12/01/2025
About the Author
Alexis Henderson is a speculative fiction writer with a penchant for dark fantasy, witchcraft, and cosmic horror. Her adult books include The Year of the Witching, House of Hunger, and An Academy for Liars. Growing up in one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, instilled in her a life-long love of ghost stories. When she doesn't have her nose buried in a book, you can find her painting or watching horror movies with her feline familiar. When I Was Death is her first novel for young adults.
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