{"product_id":"hell-followed-with-us-9781682633243","title":"Hell Followed with Us","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him--the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world's population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALC's leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows Benji's darkest secret: the cult's bioweapon is mutating him into a monster deadly enough to wipe humanity from the earth once and for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens, as long as Benji can control the monster and use its power to defend the ALC. Eager to belong, Benji accepts Nick's terms...until he discovers the ALC's mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A William C. Morris Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA YAVA Award Nominee!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Booklist Editors' Choice Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BCCB Blue Ribbon Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed to the ALA Rainbow Roundtable's Rainbow Book List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Joseph White\u003c\/b\u003e is a queer, trans author from Virginia, where he grew up falling in love with monsters and wishing he could be one too. He earned his MFA in creative writing from George Mason University's Creative Writing program in 2022 and has a habit of cuddling random street cats. Andrew writes about trans kids with claws and fangs, and what happens when they bite back. Find Andrew on Twitter and Instagram @AJWhiteAuthor.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peachtree Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592421740818,"sku":"9781682633243","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47416ede-855e-458b-a581-2808fe763321.jpg?v=1732103924","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hell-followed-with-us-9781682633243","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}