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In Where the Drowned Girls Go, the next addition to Seanan McGuire's beloved Wayward Children series, students at an anti-magical school rebel against the oppressive faculty
"Welcome to the Whitethorn Institute. The first step is always admitting you need help, and you’ve already taken that step by requesting a transfer into our company."
There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again.
It isn't as friendly as Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children.
And it isn't as safe.
When Eleanor West decided to open her school, her sanctuary, her "Home for Wayward Children," she knew from the beginning that there would be children she couldn’t save; when Cora decides she needs a different direction, a different fate, a different prophecy, Miss West reluctantly agrees to transfer her to the other school, where things are run very differently by Whitethorn, the Headmaster.
She will soon discover that not all doors are welcoming...
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTordotcom
- Publication dateJanuary 4, 2022
- File size7743 KB
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"[Where the Drowned Girls Go] highlights the horror of a world that requires you to deny what you know to be true because it doesn’t quite fit, and it is a fantastic and tension-filled addition to the Wayward Children series." ―Booklist
“Outstanding… Throughout Cora’s harrowing adventures, McGuire’s sense of whimsy never falters… The result will captivate both longtime Wayward Children fans and new readers.” ―Publishers Weekly starred review
"The message of owning one's truth instead of losing one's individuality will resonate. Highly recommended." ―Library Journal
Praise for the Wayward Children series
“A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics.” ―NPR, on Every Heart a Doorway
“Anyone who appreciates off-the-beaten-path adventures will be swept away.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Across the Green Grass Fields
“One of the most extraordinary stories I've ever read.” ―V. E. Schwab, on Every Heart a Doorway
“Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain.” ―Charlaine Harris, on Every Heart a Doorway
“This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting.” ―Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing, on Every Heart a Doorway
“So mindblowingly good, it hurts.” ―io9, on Every Heart a Doorway
“A gorgeous standalone. The prose is emotional and moving and will speak to the hearts and minds of readers.” ―Kirkus, on Across the Green Grass Fields
“A great read for middle and high schoolers who enjoy themes of friendship and family, and a magical world of unicorns and centaurs.” ―School Library Journal, on Across the Green Grass Fields
Product details
- ASIN : B092T8CKS8
- Publisher : Tordotcom (January 4, 2022)
- Publication date : January 4, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 7743 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 150 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1250213622
- Lending : Not Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #53,032 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #762 in Fairy Tale Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #869 in Folklore (Books)
- #934 in Dark Fantasy Horror
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About the author

Seanan McGuire is a native Californian, which has resulted in her being exceedingly laid-back about venomous wildlife, and terrified of weather. When not writing urban fantasy (as herself) and science fiction thrillers (as Mira Grant), she likes to watch way too many horror movies, wander around in swamps, record albums of original music, and harass her cats.
Seanan is the author of the October Daye, InCryptid, and Indexing series of urban fantasies; the Newsflesh trilogy; the Parasitology duology; and the "Velveteen vs." superhero shorts. Her cats, Lilly, Alice, and Thomas, are plotting world domination even as we speak, but are easily distracted by feathers on sticks, so mankind is probably safe. For now.
Seanan's favorite things include the X-Men, folklore, and the Black Death. No, seriously. She writes all biographies in the third person, because it's easier that way.
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I have read the entirety (as currently published) of two of McGuire's series (October Daye and Incryptid), and I learned something from them. McGuire enters a series with a plan -- a long-term plan. In her Introduction to The Winter Long, which is book 8 (!) of the series, she wrote this:
"Welcome to The Winter Long. This book was one of the first I fully plotted, back when this series was a glimmer in my eye and a fantasy for the future. Everything I have done with October’s world to this point has been for the sake of getting here, to the book that you now hold in your hands."
So, by the time you have reach the real beginning of the October Daye story, you have already read seven full novels. In the Incryptid series you reach the story McGuire says is at the heart of the series in novels 9-11. I should have guessed that Wayward Children might not really begin until novel seven, at the earliest. McGuire does not in this case tip her hand in an Introduction or an Afterword. However, I think I may now have come to the point where I can recognize her hand at work.
So, what can I tell you about Drowned Girls without spoiling the plot? Well, the first thing to say is that is HAS a plot. Some of the previous Wayward Girls novels feel like mood pieces: the plots were perfunctory, and difficult to really care about. But Drowned Girls has a real plot, one that feels like it matters and may be taking us somewhere. What's more, it's a plot that could be spoiled -- McGuire usually told us in advance what was going to happen in the previous novels. But you go into Drowned Girls without knowing where it's headed. I can also tell you that some old friends show up: girls from previous Wayward Children books. Also, because it is in the publisher's blurb, I can tell you that Drowned Girls doesn't take place at Eleanor's Home for Wayward Children. All the way back in Every Heart a Doorway we were informed that, in addition to Eleanor's, there was another school for children who had returned through a doorway, the Whitethorn Institute, located in Maine. (Maine, for some reason, seems to be where McGuire often sets ominous events, so as soon as you read "Maine", you should imagine the sound of a sinister minor chord.)
I have just pre-ordered book 8, Lost in the Moment and Found!
It’s good that you can read these books in any order, because I realized that I hadn’t read “Come Tumbling Down” yet, which includes the part where Cora meets the Drowned Gods. I guess I accidentally skipped over that one when I was binging the series before. But there was enough information to catch me up so I could follow along. If you’re new to this series, it’s fine to jump in at any point and/or only read the books that sound interesting to you. They all weave together in a unique way, but relevant information is repeated in each book.
I also liked the new characters, especially the mouse girl who couldn’t say her name. It reminded me of the Nutcracker story and the Rat King. I would love to learn more about all these other worlds that get mentioned by other characters. I guess then the series would never end, but I don’t mind it. They’re always short and over too soon!
But the biggest mystery now is the Whitethorn Institute and how it’s related to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. Is Eleanor really helping her students? Why is the other school so harsh, and why does it need to steal names? With a year between each book, it will be awhile to wait to find out more answers.
LGBTQIA representation: secondary characters (two of the teachers) were an F/F couple. The intersex main character from a previous book is a secondary character in this book, although I don’t think this book mentioned her identity.
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Heartbreakingly good, hard to read at times, but with it. Brings together more of the wayward children than before.


Great again!!