{"product_id":"girls-on-fire-a-novel-isbn-9780062415486","title":"Girls on Fire: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e • \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like lightning in a bottle, Robin Wasserman’s \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e captures girlhood friendship in all its shattering intensity. A captivating, terrifying novel, and one you won’t forget.” —Megan Abbott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Halloween, 1991, a popular high school basketball star ventures into the woods near Battle Creek, Pennsylvania, and disappears. Three days later, he’s found with a bullet in his head and a gun in his hand—a discovery that sends tremors through this conservative community, already unnerved by growing rumors of Satanic worship in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of this incident, bright but lonely Hannah Dexter is befriended by Lacey Champlain, a dark-eyed, Cobain-worshiping bad influence in lip gloss and Doc Martens. The charismatic, seductive Lacey forges a fast, intimate bond with the impressionable Dex, making her over in her own image and unleashing a fierce defiance that neither girl expected. But as Lacey gradually lures Dex away from her safe life into a feverish spiral of obsession, rebellion, and ever greater risk, an unwelcome figure appears on the horizon—and Lacey’s secret history collides with Dex’s worst nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns a shocking story of love and violence and an addictive portrait of the intoxication of female friendship, set against the unsettled backdrop of a town gripped by moral panic, \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is an unflinching and unforgettable snapshot of girlhood: girls lost and found, girls strong and weak, girls who burn bright and brighter—and some who flicker away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThree girls went intothe woods; two came out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt sounds like a joke, or a riddle. But it was only, would ever after be, the rest of our life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after Halloween, 1991, the local high-school basketball star is found in the woods near Battle Creek, Pennsylvania, with a bullet in his head and a gun in his hand—a discovery that sends tremors through this conservative community, already unnerved by growing rumors of satanic worship in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of this incident, bright but lonely Hannah Dexter is befriended by Lacey Champlain, a dark-eyed, Cobain-worshipping bad influence. Lacey forges a fast, intimate bond with the impressionable Dex, making her over in her own image—and unleashing a fierce defiance with unexpected and harrowing consequences. By turns a shocking story of love and violence and an addictive portrait of the intoxication of female friendship, \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is an incendiary and unforgettable snapshot of girlhood: girls lost and found, girls weak and strong, girls who burn bright and brighter—and girls who flicker away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like lightning in a bottle, Robin Wasserman’s \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e captures girlhood friendship in all its shattering intensity. A captivating, terrifying novel, and one you won’t forget.”—Megan Abbott, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fever and Dare Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Girls on Fire is a dark, propulsive fever dream of youth and friendship—a piercing vision of what it means to mistake yourself for who you are in someone else’s eyes. I wanted to grab these girls and shake them, sing them lullabies, stop them—but all I could do was keep reading them, relentlessly enthralled by the heat-seeking missile of  Robin Wasserman’s fearless imagination.”—Leslie Jamison, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Empathy Exams\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Gin Closet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To read \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is to live in the place, flesh, and time of this unforgettable tale. Wasserman’s prose is a spell cast over the reader, shockingly full of the terror of truth. This is not a novel you’ll put down after you pick it up, so clear some time. And it’s not a novel you’ll ever forget after you’ve read it—don’t say you weren’t warned. Wasserman is a brilliant writer, and \u003cem\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeous gift of a novel.” —Laura Kasischke, author of \u003cem\u003eIn a Perfect World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Raising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“A book so wonderful, so terrible, so nightmarishly compelling that I hardly knew what to say when I finished reading it. Wasserman has wrapped up a love story inside a murder mystery, a promise and a testament inside a confession—and has a title ever been truer? The reader comes away singed.”—Kelly Link, author of \u003cem\u003eGet in Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMagic for Beginners\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“As intense as adolescence and as dark as a dream.... \u003ci\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery and a tangled love triangle and a sharp, ruthless thriller, and it’s satisfying and troubling on all these levels.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBriallen Hopper, Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deliciously digestible.... [\u003ci\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e has] an undeniably dark, voyeuristic appeal: we get to watch universal emotions manifest with extreme outward ferocity.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeziah Weir, Elle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This spellbinding story sent literal shivers up and down our spines.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A book that crackles with the kind of energy that only teenagers can conjure.... It is about being nowhere and feeling like you’re going nowhere, and, maybe most importantly, it is about society’s fear of teenage girls.... All of these themes are explored through a Lynchian lens, a skewed take on small town America in all its hypocritical glory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason Diamond, Lit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“’She was making fun of me, or she wasn’t. She was like me, or she wasn’t,’ says Hannah, spidey senses already tingling, after her first extended hang-out with Lacey. It’s one of several sharp, spot-on lines about the frailty of teen friendships that Wasserman employs throughout the book.... [Wasserman proves her] own black-magic mettle by conjuring up an era where ill-informed paranoia (and just plain ding-dongness) turned some of the quietest corners of America into fear factories, full of deep-rooted distrust and misspent rage.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Raferty, Wired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An enveloping page-turner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling.... [an] intriguing mix of dark literary sophistication and unadulterated teenaged angst…impressive storytelling abilities and flights of dazzling lyrical prose.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShane Sexton, Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Excellent.... drives to its savage, surprising and unnerving conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Hearld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The kind of book I wanted to tear through, but found so intense that I needed to take breathers. It captures the darkest side of girlhood in a way no other book or movie I’ve come across has. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intense whirlwind of love, violence, and obsession in a small town.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part murder mystery, part love story, this page-turner explores the dark side of the all-consuming friendship between a wide-eyed good girl and a grunge-worshipping rebel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Robin Wasserman may be known for her YA novels, but her foray into the adult genre is well worth your time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInStyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book is refreshing in its agility—the second you think you’ve got it pegged, it gives you the slip and heads in an entirely new direction…This is Wasserman’s first novel for adults, and it’s clear that years of writing dark young adult fiction have sharpened her ability to bring high school’s spiny underbelly into sharp relief… This book captures the cathartic mess of it all with artful prose that is chock full of fervent sensuality. \u003ci\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant tale of love and betrayal between friends—complete with a can’t-look-away climax that will make your hair stand on end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Reads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A little bit ‘Heathers’ with a 90s Nirvana vibe. You’ll want it in your tote for your first summer beach trip.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkimm Reads Book Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Explores the line where close female friendships can blur into obsession and self-obliteration….At the heart of the dark story is an intoxicating and all-consuming friendship between two teenage girls.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An enthralling, gritty, and altogether unpredictable read that holds nothing back.... You will be utterly riveted.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Successful YA novelist Wasserman makes her adult debut with this edgy portrayal of a passionate, obsessive female friendship set in the grunge era.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage, \"9 Women to Watch in 2016\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With its narrative witchcraft, conjures up the ghost of the decade [the 90s] to full effect.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wasserman masterfully shows the all-consuming nature of adolescent relationships, in which the line between love and hate is a thin one indeed. The girls’ ultimate act is one that’s shocking, perverse, and frighteningly believable-and it will either bind them together forever or entirely break them apart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExaminer.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A book so wonderful, so terrible, so nightmarishly compelling that I hardly knew what to say when I finished. Wasserman has wrapped up a love story inside a murder mystery, a promise and a testament inside a confession—and has a title ever been truer? The reader comes away singed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly Link, author of GET IN TROUBLE and MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is not a novel you’ll put down after you pick it up, so clear some time.  And it’s not a novel you’ll ever forget after you’ve read it—don’t say you weren’t warned. Wasserman is a brilliant writer, and GIRLS ON FIRE is a gorgeous gift of a novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Kasischke, author of IN A PERFECT WORLD and THE RAISING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story unfolds as a maddening tease, with shocking events waiting around every corner-and an ending that will leave readers stunned.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A chilling mix-tape of love, girl crushes, secrets, and revenge… Read it on vacation; read it on the train; read it at the beach; read it at a campfire just about to burn out—but don’t miss it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Cranks] the emotional intensity higher and higher while pushing events into truly shocking, subversive territory. 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