"Gallows Hill" by Lois Duncan follows the story of a teenage girl named Jill who moves with her family to a small town in New England. There, she discovers the dark history of the area, particularly centered around Gallows Hill, where a group of witches was executed centuries ago. As Jill begins to experience strange occurrences connected to the witch trials, she feels a growing sense of danger. Tension rises when the past collides with the present, forcing Jill to confront deep-seated fears and uncover the truth behind the town's haunting legacy, while grappling with her own identity and courage. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Puffin, Puffin Teenage Fiction .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-10th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 230 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by Open Road Media Teen & Tween .

Lois was the author of over 50 books, ranging from children's picture books to adult novels, but she was best known for her young adult suspense novels. Lois Duncan passed away in 2016.