The Worlds We Leave Behind

From acclaimed author and illustrator pair A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold comes another powerful and poignant story about friendship, betrayal, and redemption. Hex doesn´t know why he does the things he does-why he sometimes stands up in class to look out the window or ask an unrelated question or do a little dance. He also doesn´t know why he threw the rock that day in the woods. He didn´t mean for the girl to fall and break her arm. But he´s blamed anyway. Enraged at how unfair life is, Hex runs into the woods and finds himself in a strange clearing-a clearing that can´t possibly exist-where a strange old woman offers him a deal: she´ll rid the world of those who wronged him. All he has to do is accept and they´ll be forgotten, forever. But what Hex doesn´t know is that someone else has been offered the same deal. When Hex´s best friend Tommo wakes up the next day, something feels wrong. Half-whispered memories tug at his brain, making him think that something-or someone-is missing from his life. Can Tommo put the world back the way it was? Or can he find a way to make a new world that could be better for them all? This unforgettable story, complete with lush black-and-white illustrations throughout, explores how we can find the strength to face down monsters: in the darkness, in our friends, and in our selves.