{"product_id":"baby-teeth-9781912417902","title":"Baby Teeth","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBaby Teeth: A Sapphic Vampire Verse Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA YA verse novel about LGBTQ+ desire, identity -- and vampires.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the multi-award winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Deepest Breath\u003c\/em\u003e (Houghton Miffton Harcourt, 2021), a Junior Library Guild Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe blood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeeds the hunger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat threatens everything\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose. Immy has been in love before - many times, across many lifetimes. But never as deeply, as intensely as this. The forbidden thirst for blood runs deep in Immy. And within her mind clamour the voices, of all the others she has been, their desires, and their wrongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAward-Winning Verse Fiction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeg Grehan's \u003cem\u003eThe Deepest Breath\u003c\/em\u003e won the Judges' Special Prize at the 2020 Children's Books Ireland Awards, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and featured in the EmpathyLab Read for Empathy reading list. Named a Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2022 with Outstanding Merit and a Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2021. Grehan is rapidly emerging as the foremost young verse novelist in the UK and Ireland, having previously won the Eilís Dillon Award for debut book at the Children's Books Ireland Awards 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Verse Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paranormal romance explores forbidden love between two young women against the backdrop of vampire mythology. Written entirely in verse, the novel captures the intensity of first love while examining themes of identity, desire, and the weight of past lives. The verse format allows readers to experience Immy's emotional journey through lyrical, accessible poetry that makes complex feelings immediate and visceral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For Readers Who Love\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLGBTQ+ young adult fiction with supernatural elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSapphic romance and WLW representation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerse novels and poetry-format storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVampire fiction with emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary fantasy exploring identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Little Island Books in September 2023, this paperback edition brings readers a fresh take on vampire fiction through the lens of queer young adult romance. The verse format makes it accessible for reluctant readers while offering literary depth that appeals to poetry lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeg Grehan's \u003ci\u003eThe Deepest Breath\u003c\/i\u003e (published in the US by HMH and a Junior Library Guild Selection) won the Judges' Special Prize at the 2020 Children's Books Ireland Awards; was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize; and featured in the EmpathyLab Read for Empathy reading list, as well as being named a Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2022 with Outstanding Merit and a Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2021. She is rapidly emerging as the foremost young verse novelist in the UK and Ireland, having previously won the Eilís Dillon Award for debut book at the Children's Books Ireland Awards 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Island Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680446091538,"sku":"9781912417902","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b3ec2b6-5ab8-4e61-b187-37c9dec79eca.jpg?v=1734906426","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baby-teeth-9781912417902","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}