{"product_id":"the-forest-that-eats-october-j-d-harris-9798185676141","title":"The Forest That Eats October","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Forest That Eats October\u003cbr\u003eBy J.D. Harris \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery October, Hallowmere celebrates the Lantern Harvest. But this year, the past has started singing.\u003cp\u003eThe town of Hallowmere is famous for its autumn magic: glowing lanterns, spiced buns, pumpkin stalls, leaf crowns, and thirteen days of cosy harvest celebrations. Visitors see a picture-perfect festival town wrapped in copper leaves and candlelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowan Bell knows better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she discovers an old school photograph from 1978 with thirteen children's faces scratched out, something long buried begins to wake. Ghostly children appear in the festival crowd. Names vanish from records. Old songs echo beneath the town hall. And as each lantern is lit, Hallowmere moves closer to repeating a terrible bargain it once made with the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of Milo Crane, a camera that captures what others cannot see, and her formidable grandmother's hidden archive of warnings, Rowan must uncover the truth before the thirteenth lantern burns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Hallowmere has spent decades forgetting what it gave away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd October is hungry again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkly whimsical, eerie and autumn-soaked, \u003cb\u003eThe Forest That Eats October\u003c\/b\u003e is a haunting YA\/teen fantasy mystery filled with ghost children, forgotten names, strange folklore, sinister festivals, old bargains, and a town determined not to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love atmospheric autumn stories, cosy-creepy mysteries, magical forests, Halloween folklore, and tales where the prettiest traditions hide the darkest secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185676141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.71d","brand":"J. D. Harris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997891342591,"sku":"9798185676141","price":10.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-forest-that-eats-october-j-d-harris-9798185676141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}