{"product_id":"black-river-falls-isbn-9780544938854","title":"Black River Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Cardinal has escaped the virus that ravaged his town, leaving its victims alive but without their memories. He chooses to remain in the quarantined zone, caring for a group of orphaned kids in a mountain camp with the help of the former brutal school bully, now transformed by the virus into his best friend. But then a strong-willed and mysterious young woman appears, and the closed-off world Cardinal has created begins to crumble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrilling, fast-paced work of speculative fiction for teens, from a bestselling author, Black River Falls is an unforgettable story about survival, identity, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe remembers the world before the virus. They don’t. What happens when protecting them means trusting a girl with no past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnemies to Friends:\u003c\/b\u003e Cardinal’s only ally is the former school bully, a boy whose memory loss has transformed him from a brutal tormentor into a loyal best friend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHigh-Stakes Survival:\u003c\/b\u003e In a quarantined mountain camp, Cardinal must protect a group of orphaned kids from the dangers of a collapsed world and the new threat that just walked into their lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA World Without Memory:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore a gripping speculative world where a virus has wiped society’s slate clean, leaving survivors to redefine who they are.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Fight for Identity:\u003c\/b\u003e When a mysterious girl arrives with secrets of her own, Cardinal must question everything he knows about loyalty, survival, and the family he’s fought so hard to build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Hirsch is skilled at creating lost protagonists who need a jolt, and fans will appreciate this quiet, well-rendered look at a boy who’s suffering more from being stuck in his own memories than the townsfolk who lost all of their own.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Bulletin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  \"In this fast-paced novel, Hirsch (\u003cem\u003eThe Darkest Path\u003c\/em\u003e) has created a terrifying reality that explores identity, memory, morality, and what it means to be a family.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Hirsch allows the backstory to unfold slowly, salting clues as to Card’s family and his former relationship with Greer. But he also interjects a sweet love story and tricky ethical and moral decisions throughout this thought-provoking novel of family and survival—and superhero comics.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  \"Both a gripping, suspenseful thriller and a poignant meditation on memory and attachment.”  \u003cstrong\u003e—Eliot Schrefer,\u003c\/strong\u003e two-time National Book Award finalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eEndangered \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThreatened\u003c\/em\u003e  \"Who are you if you don’t have your memories? With incredible characters and fascinating twists, \u003cem\u003eBlack River Falls \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful story you won’t be able to forget.”  \u003cstrong\u003e—Joelle Charbonneau,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of The Testing trilogy and \u003cem\u003eNeed\u003c\/em\u003e  \"Jeff Hirsch’s \u003cem\u003eBlack River Falls\u003c\/em\u003e is fabulous! Fresh. Original. And dare I say memorable. I could not put it down!”  \u003cstrong\u003e—Roland Smith,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003ePeak\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/em\u003e  \"Smart and full of heart, this book is for readers who love pondering the big mysteries, even in the darkest of places.”  \u003cstrong\u003e—Martha Brockenbrough,\u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eThe Game of Love and Death\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890095943909,"sku":"NP9780544938854","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544938854.jpg?v=1730232533","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/black-river-falls-isbn-9780544938854","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}