{"product_id":"bad-graces-isbn-9780063243095","title":"Bad Graces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYellowjackets\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eHouse of Hollow\u003c\/em\u003e in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s gripping and magical YA thriller following a group of young women as they face the stress of harsh elements, a mysterious monster, and an unraveling of secrets after their yacht is wrecked off the coast of North America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiv Whitlock knows she doesn’t belong there. But after years of stumbling between foster homes, often due to her own self-destructive tendencies, Liv desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life . . . so she steals her perfect sister’s identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiv starts to rewrite her story, winning a prestigious internship on a movie set filming in Alaska, and finds herself on a luxury yacht alongside pop star Paris Grace, actress sisters Effie and Miri Knight, Olympic gymnast Rosalind Torres, and social media influencer Celia Jones. Liv tries to find common ground with her famous companions, but just as the group starts to bond, a violent storm wrecks their vessel, stranding them on an island in the North Pacific Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the threats of starvation and exposure, they learn there is a predator lurking in the forest, unlike anything they’ve seen before—until they begin to see it in themselves. Every injury they suffer on the island causes inexplicable changes in their bodies. With little hope for rescue and only each other as their final tether to humanity, can the girls endure the ominous forces at work on the island? Or will they lose themselves to their darker natures? \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for All the Dead Lie Down: \"A rich, disquieting novel for fans of horror, fairy tales, and good storytelling.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful and textured.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McCauley skillfully wrangles haunting atmosphere, anticipatory tension, and macabre humor to cultivate a slow-boiling thriller couched in a decades-old mystery.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Macabre yet somehow cozy, All the Dead Lie Down is perfect for readers who enjoy charmingly disturbing children and grand old houses full of secrets. A great book to curl up with on a dark night.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fast-paced plot with an engaging mystery that will hook readers from the beginning. A modern, twisted dark fairy tale.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book of atmosphere. McCauley takes the strands of \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e and weaves them into an eerie, almost psychedelic tale that \u003cem\u003eYellowjackets \u003c\/em\u003efans will devour.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well-paced action. Atmospheric prose skillfully entwines cathartic survival-thriller elements with dreamy magical realism and a good dose of body horror.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McCauley offers just a touch of magical realism here, layering a painfully honest exploration of domestic violence with a subtle eeriness... Her narration is elegant and thoughtful... a refreshing portrayal of two teens who negotiate their own challenges while acknowledging those of others.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McCauley makes a moving debut with this hard-hitting novel set in a small, tightly knit town.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful, powerful, and emotional story that tugs at your heartstrings as it empathetically and honestly steers you through the pain of domestic violence.” – - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarrah Penn, author of Twelve Steps to Normal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIf These Wings Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e is a tense and emotional story that will in turns break your heart, make you swoon, and leave you feeling hopeful.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Eulberg, author of Past Perfect Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A careful, sharp exploration of rage, love, and what it means to balance on the knife edge between them.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Barrow, author of This Is What It Feels Like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McCauley’s feminist spin on Shakespeare and Greek mythology is both lush and disturbing. Though the plot races forward at a shocking pace, each character feels fully formed, helping to construct a brutally relatable portrait of what it is to be a teenage girl. Compulsively readable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for If These Wings Could Fly: “A hauntingly intense tale thrumming with hope! A stunning, powerful debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiffany D. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Grown and White Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deep dive to illustrate the quiet strength of those in the darkest situations, \u003cem\u003eIf These Wings Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e is atmospheric, brilliantly drawn, and ultimately hopeful.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMindy McGinnis, author of The Female of the Species and Heroine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McCauley expertly blends the devastation of family with the invincibility of first love and sisterhood. This debut marks the start of a bold new talent!”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always and Early Departures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] lyrical novel [with] authentic, intimate first-person narration... Strong writing that features some dreamily lovely turns of phrase... A powerful, thoughtful, and ultimately hopeful debut.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heartbreaking, important, and layered with so much hope, this book breathes magic into every chapter.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkemi Dawn Bowman, Morris Award Finalist and author of Starfish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Poignant and powerful, this novel uses magical realism to examine choice in a difficult world. There are titles for teens that address the realities of dating violence, but it’s more difficult to find stories of family violence; in her debut, McCauley traverses the tender ground with grace.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compulsively readable jewel of the genre, \u003cem\u003eAll The Dead Lie Down\u003c\/em\u003e, will seize you with an eeriness that refuses to relent. An instant classic, worthy of collection with the best of them.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. Ancrum, author of The Wicker King and Darling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McCauley’s writing is as gorgeous as her story is gruesome, filled with a creeping dread that gets into your bones and holds you in thrall. \u003cem\u003eAll the Dead Lie Down\u003c\/em\u003e is the best sapphic horror I’ve read in years.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErica Waters, author of The River Has Teeth and The Restless Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This has it all: a slow burn sapphic love story, an agonizingly delicious build of tension, creepy children, reveals that made me gasp out loud. A gothic love story meets gothic horror story, with expert pacing, dark family secrets, and a twisted reveal I didn't see coming.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatrina Leno, author of Horrid and You Must Not Miss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for We Can Be Heroes: \"Powerful and unflinching, \u003cem\u003eWe Can Be Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e is as fierce as the girls it portrays—and as unforgettable.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarieke Nijkamp, New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McCauley has penned a lyrically gorgeous and hauntingly beautiful story about love, loss, and the power of standing together to deliver justice.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Johnson, author of This is My America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWe Can Be Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid, striking novel about all-too-common violence in America, and the ways it shapes lives in a small town. Vivian, Beck, and Cassie’s grief, rage, tenacity and vengeance give us the strength to fight back against the gun violence and violence against women that we as society have come to see as unstoppable and inevitable. May this book be an awakening for many, and a call to action for all of us.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine Locke, award-winning author of The Girl with the Red Balloon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890649428197,"sku":"NP9780063243095","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063243095.jpg?v=1730233764","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bad-graces-isbn-9780063243095","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}