{"product_id":"horrid-9780316537247","title":"Horrid","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eYou Must Not Miss\u003c\/i\u003e comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie.\u003c\/b\u003e Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother grew up. All they want is a fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone ... and more tormented. As the cold New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home, she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. She steadily begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the resident \"bad seed,\" struggling to tamp down her own worst nature in response. Jane's mom also seems to be spiraling with the return of her childhood home, but she won't reveal why. Then Jane discovers that the \"storage room\" her mom has kept locked isn't for storage at all--it's a little girl's bedroom, left untouched for years and not quite as empty of inhabitants as it appears... Is it grief? Mental illness? Or something more ... horrid?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatrina Leno \u003c\/b\u003ewas born on the east coast and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Half Life of Molly Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost \u0026amp; Found\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything All at Once\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSummer of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYou Must Not Miss\u003c\/i\u003e. While she has never eaten an entire book, she admits to tasting a page or two. You can visit her online at katrinaleno.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519792255250,"sku":"9780316537247","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c9f2e5ee-b5e9-4302-91e0-9308db12d057.jpg?v=1731066609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/horrid-9780316537247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}