The Corruption of Hollis Brown
core novel 2025 The Corruption of Hollis Brown
Record
| First published | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.25 (1,801 ratings, collected 2026-10-29) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780063285835 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Hollis Brown is stuck. Born to a blue-collar version of the American Dream, he lives in a rotting small town in Michigan where no one can afford to leave, and his only bright spots are his two best friends, Annie and Yulia, and the thrill of fighting his classmates. Then the lives of Hollis, a boy in search of meaning, and Walt, a spirit with unfinished business, collide when Walt takes possession of Hollis’s body, and perhaps his heart as well. It is only a matter of time before Hollis’s friends begin to notice that something about him is not quite right, in a story that turns as much on the town and its ghosts as on the bond between the two boys.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Corruption of Hollis Brown
- Series: The Corruption of Hollis Brown core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: K. Ancrum
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Young Adult Literature), 2026: won
- National Book Award (Young People's Literature), 2025: nominated; Longlisted.
Notes
- From the series record (The Corruption of Hollis Brown): Standalone novel.
Sources
- Google Books: The Corruption of Hollis Brown (HarperCollins)
- Red Balloon Bookshop: The Corruption of Hollis Brown (publisher description)
- Lightspeed Magazine: review of The Corruption of Hollis Brown
- Wikipedia: K. Ancrum
- Mythopoeic Society: 2026 Mythopoeic Awards
- National Book Foundation: 2025 longlist, Young People's Literature
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