Overview
Horror fan and aspiring film director Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school. But something is not quite right.
As one of the few students of color at Our Lady of Perpetual Mercy, Yuiza immediately feels out of place. A brutal work-study schedule makes it impossible to keep up with the actual classes. Every expense, from textbooks to laundry, puts Yuiza into debt. And the behavior of students and faculty is... unsettling.
Yuiza starts having disturbing dreams about the school's past and discovers clues about the fate of other scholarship students. It'll take all Yuiza's knowledge of the horror genre to escape from Our Lady's grasp.
Praise for They Thought They Buried Us
Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award Longlist
Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ Children's/Young Adult Literature Finalist
"Fans of horror movies in particular will appreciate this creepy story that centers survival for queer, BIPOC characters in the face of white supremacy."—Booklist
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