{"product_id":"croak-isbn-9780547608327","title":"Croak","description":"\u003cp\u003eFed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex’s parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort’s true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He’s a Grim Reaper. And he’s going to teach Lex the family business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can’t stop her desire for justice—or is it vengeance?—whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again. Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with her reaper skills?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDark Comedy:\u003c\/b\u003e Lex was supposed to spend the summer shoveling manure. Instead, her Uncle Mort is teaching her the family business—as a Grim Reaper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSupernatural Academy:\u003c\/b\u003e Welcome to Croak, where the curriculum is killer and the only extracurricular is reaping. For a delinquent like Lex, it just might be the perfect school.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family:\u003c\/b\u003e Between a mentor who might be insane and a partner with mismatched eyes, Lex is about to discover that the weirdest families are the ones you choose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUrban Fantasy with a Twist:\u003c\/b\u003e When you can stop time and wield a scythe, it’s hard not to take justice into your own hands. But crossing that line could get Lex killed—for good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCroak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"Go ahead and die laughing, knowing that the safe transport of your mortal soul will be the summer job of a sweetheart teen with godlike power and discipline problems. A lot of books make me wish I could live within their pages, but I wouldn't mind dying in this one.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAdam Rex, author of \u003ci\u003eFat Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"Creepy and hilarious.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOYA, \u003c\/i\u003e4Q, 5P\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eScorch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"An amusing blend of whimsy and humor with serious drama and blood.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \"Characters are always as clever as we wish we were. . . . An irresistible blend of impending doom, irreverent humor, hormone-fueled make-out sessions, and creative world-building make this sequel stronger than its predecessor and will leave readers dying for the next book.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"A gut-wrenching, laugh-out-loud, gritty, honest and brave ending to an appealing trilogy.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890153877733,"sku":"NP9780547608327","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780547608327.jpg?v=1730232644","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/croak-isbn-9780547608327","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}