Clown in a Cornfield

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In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life.

Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. 

On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.

Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. 

Don't miss this Bram Stoker Award-winning novel from rising star Adam Cesare.

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368 pages

Average rating: 7.87

85 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Darkgod
Mar 20, 2025
8/10 stars
Starts slow, but when the killing starts it goes balls to the wall. Gory and Bloody. A random twist in the last third is so random that it doesn't even make sense.
Shahna
Jul 18, 2024
10/10 stars
Well I went in to this not expecting much,
It was bloody and yucky and ridiculous and I love it.
I read this in one sitting.
BookishMish
May 30, 2024
7/10 stars
Fast paced, 3.something, rounded up because I felt like it. I feel like there should have been more info on what happened in the prologue, or maybe I looked too much into it. I did really appreciate how gruesome the deaths were.
Jensue
Feb 02, 2024
10/10 stars
Once you pick up this book and start reading... you can't stop!
Aversans
Nov 21, 2023
9/10 stars
Starts off a little slow but it’s hard to put down once it picks up. It’s like if Scream took place in a small farm town. Highly recommend!

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