SOLVED. YA Fantasy. A boy gets lost and ends up in a small town in a parallel universe. Read around 2001-2004. Spoilers ahead. [s]

[Andrew]

The main character was a teenage boy, I think. He may have gone for a walk out in nature and ended up in a small town in a parallel dimension or alternate universe, but I don't think the author described it in that way. He sort of just ended up in a small town that he had never heard of and that he couldn't get out of. I don't think anything unusual happened while he was there. He may have fallen for a girl. Spoiler: Pretty sure he finds his way out of the town at the end.

I don't remember the book having any sci-fi or fantasy themes, aside from the slightly eerie parallel dimension feel to it. The town seemed like a small Southern US town, maybe set in the mid-20th century. I think the book cover was mostly white, with possibly a simple black and white drawing of the boy in nature or near a house. I don't remember anything about the author, but the book was written in English. I read this book some time in high school (2001-2004), and I think it had been recently published when I read it.

[Rainbowheart]

Anything on the Books about Small Towns list?

[Astra]

InterWorld by Neil Gaiman?

[Andrew]

Rainbowheart wrote: "Anything on the Books about Small Towns list?"

Thanks for the suggestion. It wasn't there, but there are a lot of great titles on this list.

[Andrew]

Astra wrote: "InterWorld by Neil Gaiman?"

Thanks for the suggestion. This isn't it, but it looks like an interesting story.

[Andrew]

I found the book! It's called Sang Spell by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, originally published in 1998. Amazing how many years I've spent looking for this book off and on, only to find it within two weeks of posting my first request in What's the Name of That Book??? Thanks for the help from the users in the comments.

[Kris]

Great! Glad you found your book, Andrew.

Sang Spell by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

[Rainbowheart]

Yay, glad it's solved!