{"product_id":"the-scattering-isbn-9780062359124","title":"The Scattering","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight raises the stakes in the second book of the heart-pounding Outliers trilogy, a uniquely speculative story about secrets, betrayal, and a world where one small group of people are blessed—or cursed—with an incredible power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWylie may have escaped the camp in Maine, but she is far from safe. The best way for her to protect herself is to understand her ability, fast. But after spending a lifetime trying to ignore her own feelings, giving in to her ability to read other peoples’ emotions is as difficult as it is dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Wylie isn’t the only one at risk. Ever since they returned home, Jasper has been spiraling, wracked with guilt over what happened to Cassie. After all they’ve been through together, Wylie and Jasper would do anything for each other, but she doesn’t know if their bond is strong enough to overcome demons from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is amid this uncertainty and fear that Wylie finds herself confronted with a choice. She was willing to do whatever it took to help Cassie, but is she prepared to go to the same extremes to help complete strangers . . . even if they are just like her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGovernment Conspiracy:\u003c\/b\u003e Wylie is on the run, but from whom? A shadowy organization wants her power, and they’ll do anything to get it back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTeens with Special Powers:\u003c\/b\u003e Wylie can read emotions, a dangerous gift she’s spent her life trying to suppress. Now, mastering it is the only way to survive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Bond Tested by Trauma:\u003c\/b\u003e Jasper is haunted by what happened to Cassie, and his guilt is tearing him and Wylie apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family:\u003c\/b\u003e To save herself, Wylie must trust a group of strangers who share her curse. But in a world of secrets, an ally can become an enemy in a heartbeat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWylie may have escaped the camp in Maine, but she is far from safe. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best way for her to protect herself is to understand her ability, fast. But after spending a lifetime trying to ignore her own feelings, giving in to her ability to read other peoples’ emotions is as difficult as it is dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Wylie isn’t the only one at risk. Ever since they returned home, Jasper has been spiraling, wracked with guilt over what happened to Cassie. After all they’ve been through together, Wylie and Jasper would do anything for each other, but she doesn’t know if their bond is strong enough to overcome demons from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is amid this uncertainty and fear that Wylie finds herself confronted with a choice. She was willing to do whatever it took to help Cassie, but is she prepared to go to the same extremes to help complete strangers . . . even if they are just like her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Kimberly McCreight raises the stakes in the second book of this heart-pounding series about secrets, betrayal, and a world where one small group of people are blessed—or cursed—with an incredible power.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The Scattering” is breathlessly fast-paced and enticingly suspenseful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At a breakneck pace, ‘The Outliers’ grabs and doesn’t let go.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Ko, author of The Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bestselling author McCreight makes her YA debut with a heart-pounding thriller that ends on a cliffhanger…This fast-paced thriller will have readers pinned to their seats with all the twists and turns in the second half.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McCreight (Where They Found Her) crafts a tense, atmospheric narrative that sends the teens reeling from one surprise after another.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McCreight keeps readers guessing as Wylie gets tangled in a web of lies, betrayal and dangerous secrets. And it is on only the beginning.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Outliers is a gripping read—sometimes flat-out scary—and an exciting start to a new YA mystery\/thriller series. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McCreight’s book is an edge of the seat page turner. Her ability to get at the core of what it means to be a friend, a girl, a human being in this society is at once thoughtful and dead on.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exhilarating novel that unfolds at warp speed, Kimberly McCreight’s THE OUTLIERS tracks two teenagers into the remote and unpredictable woods of Maine as they risk everything to find their missing friend. With shocking discoveries at every bend and shifty characters who change on a dime, THE OUTLIERS was unputdownable, its final words leaving me with chills and an insatiable need for more.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Kubica, bestselling author of The Good Girl and Pretty Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A spellbinding thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Shepard, bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“THE OUTLIERS is a fast-paced, emotional, and darkly compelling novel with an ending that works like a catapult. 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