{"product_id":"dread-nation-9780062570604","title":"Dread Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller * Six starred reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, \u003cem\u003eDread Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar--a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that this book has deckle edges (the edges of the paper are purposely rough).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIreland, Justina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJustina Ireland\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eDread Nation \u003c\/em\u003eand its sequel, \u003cem\u003eDeathless Divide\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eVengeance Bound \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePromise of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also one of the authors creating the next generation of Star Wars novels entitled the High Republic and is the author of the middle grade Star Wars adventures \u003cem\u003eLando's Luck, Spark the Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Test of Courage. \u003c\/em\u003eShe lives with her family in Maryland, where she enjoys dark chocolate and dark humor and is not too proud to admit that she's still afraid of the dark. You can visit her online at www.justinaireland.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balzer \u0026 Bray\/Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646564700434,"sku":"9780062570604","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9190bd5a-f82f-4e1d-8e14-3dea9790fa66.jpg?v=1733180212","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dread-nation-9780062570604","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}