{"product_id":"the-messengers-isbn-9780763671129","title":"The Messengers","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf you could see the future, would you have the guts to change it? A new psychological thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eDaylight Saving.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Frances is sent to her aunt’s house for the summer to escape difficulties at home. Soon she meets Peter, a man unlike anyone she has ever known. Peter is a messenger—but his messages never bring good news. Peter believes that Frances is a messenger, too. In a compelling page-turner as complex as it is chilling, the author of \u003ci\u003eDaylight Saving \u003c\/i\u003eposes the provocative question: If you could change the future, where would you start?A mash-up of philosophy, mystery, and horror, this haunting YA novel takes on all of these subjects with satisfying results\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story poses the kind of ethical questions so popular in basic philosophy courses: if you had the opportunity to save a complete stranger at great risk to you or your family, would you do it? Since such quandaries are the stuff of teen existential exploration, this will please those of a philosophical as well as a supernatural turn of mind.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuietly thrilling.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are gothic elements to this fantasy thriller to keep fans of the genre satisfied.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGive this to any student who enjoys the supernatural.\u003cbr\u003e—School library Connection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn adventurous read.\u003cbr\u003e—VOYA\u003cb\u003eEdward Hogan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eDaylight Saving\u003c\/i\u003e and two adult novels: \u003ci\u003eBlackmoor,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Desmond Elliott prize in the U.K. and was short-listed for both the \u003ci\u003eLondon Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Young Writer of the Year Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Trace.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Brighton, England.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302937743589,"sku":"NP9780763671129","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763671129.jpg?v=1767740483","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-messengers-isbn-9780763671129","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}