Overview

In the ordinary world, in an ordinary town, fifteen-year-old Ramie just wants a better story than the impossible one she was born into. When she refuses to swallow the lies around her ""like a happy pill"" she is in for a wild ride in two competing, intertwined stories of her life. The ordinary version of herself leads to betrayal, heartbreak, and danger. The other opens a door to an alternate world of mystique and unlimited choices, with the promise of having a place of her own to belong to. But when the ultimate cool boy begins to take over her story--and then her identity, the one girl who could save her is the onetime friend she has betrayed. What Ramie doesn't know is that she is on the oldest journey on earth. What she doesn't guess is that there are allies waiting for her to notice them. What she discovers is that finding her own best life means opening an unexpected, terrifying Door. The Thin Door is a slipstream YA novel that blends myth, dystopia, and raw contemporary realism where Little Red Riding Hood enters the matrix. It's also a book-as-toy, with hidden tracks, sketch-and-journal prompts, free speech bubbles, and interactive elements that invite readers to step inside Ramie's world to write or draw a story of their own. For teens who feel unseen, parents who have lost that mysterious map to initiation, and therapists searching for conversation-starters, The Thin Door opens into a story of resilience, identity, and finding allies in unexpected places. For the reluctant reader, graphic elements and visual cues help to tell the story. For the disenfranchised, Ramie's desperate ride on an old beater bike in search of a better version of her life leads to an unexpected encounter with herself.

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The vibrant cover image so perfectly captures Ramie's story. This book is like no other I've experienced: A nostalgic call-back to choose-your-own adventure stories, yet so much more than that, as this book invites creation and reflection in a unique way. Ramie's story is heartbreaking, but also healing. This feels like a story I needed when I was young, and I'm so thrilled it will be there for young people who need it now. -Jean Alger, writer and editor Whoa, couldn't put it down once I started reading it, remarkable...Loved it. I would give this to young adults, for discussion. There are many many themes to pull threads and open the door to difficult subjects. It was brilliant. As a retired psychotherapist who worked with young adults and families there is such a need for these doors to be opened. -Sally Leonard, Family Therapist. I used to own a kids' bookstore, and was always amazed by the quality of YA books-some of the edgiest, most creative storytelling around. I could easily envision this story on the shelves-especially given the two tracks with illustrations. I love the idea of the right margin prose, following Ramie's escape into her secret safe world... and escape from the Echo Chamber! The Thin Door by Rho Mack is truly appealing-from the eye-catching cover-art to the extraordinary blend of story-telling and reader-engagement, it stands alone as both a deeply moving YA story, and as a tool that can be used to better understand oneself. --Susan Welch, A Thread So Fine

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Auntie, crone, and grandmother, Rhoda Weber Mack tells the stories of lies and betrayal for the young adult coming of age in The Thin Door, a psychological mystery of parallel worlds, identity, and self-discovery. Weber Mack writes the surreal YA contemporary novel for fans of A.S. King and Nina LaCour.

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