Kate Pearsall

Kate Pearsall

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Kate Pearsall is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Bittersweet in the Hollow. When she’s not writing, she can be found willfully indulging her curiosity by disappearing into museums, exploring new places, and becoming deeply submerged into obscure topics that inevitably make their way into future stories.

Books by Kate Pearsall
Bittersweet in the Hollow
Kate Pearsall

Now in paperback, this beautifully dark and enthralling YA features a mysterious disappearance in a secluded Appalachian town.

For fans of House of Hollow and Wilder Girls!

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Lies on the Serpent's Tongue
Kate Pearsall

Now in paperback, this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow follows a girl who can smell the lies of others as she uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town.

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