Season Four of Stranger Things is a long way away. For those wanting a return to Hawkins sooner, Gwenda Bond’s novel Suspicious Minds is just what Dr. Brenner ordered. Eleven’s Mom, Terry is a college student and part time waitress in Vietnam era Hawkins, Indiana. When she agrees to take the place of a friend in a university psychology experiment, she couldn’t imagine how it would change the rest of her life.

After realizing that things were not quite right in the experiment, Terry decides to investigate the mystery of the strange little girl in the facility. With the help of three other test subjects, they form the fellowship of the lab and try to thwart Dr. Brenner’s plans.

This a quick YA read with well-developed characters that will hold you over until your next trip to the upside down.