John Proctor Is the Villain

A new generation is ready to rewrite the story.

In a small Georgia town where everyone seems to know everyone, a group of high school students is navigating crushes, sex education, and the drama of growing up. But when their English class takes on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, their lessons soon spark bigger questions: Who gets to be called a hero, whose side of the story gets told, and what happens when the people we’ve been taught to admire deserve a closer look?

Blending sharp humor with heartfelt moments and unsettling revelations, Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor Is the Villain follows a generation beginning to challenge the stories handed down to them. Fueled by pop music, youthful idealism, and plenty of righteous anger, these teens start questioning old assumptions and discovering that the past doesn’t have to dictate their future.

Funny, moving, and thought-provoking, this coming-of-age story explores what happens when young people find the courage to speak up, rethink the rules, and tell their own stories.