{"product_id":"if-looks-could-kill-9781534470811","title":"If Looks Could Kill","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Printz Honor-winning and\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Julie Berry, a true-crime-nail-biter-turned-mythic-odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. A defiant love song to sisterhood, a survivors' battle cry, and a romantic literary tour de force laced with humor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's autumn 1888, and Jack the Ripper is on the run. As London police close in, he flees England for New York City seeking new victims. But a primal force of female vengeance has had enough. With serpents for hair and a fearsome gaze, an awakened Medusa is hunting for one thing: Jack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd other dangers lurk in Manhattan's Bowery. Salvation Army volunteers Tabitha and Pearl discover that a girl they once helped has been forced to work in a local brothel. Tabitha's an upstate city girl with a wry humor and a thirst for adventure, while farmgirl Pearl takes everything with stone-cold seriousness. Their brittle partnership is tested as they team up with an aspiring girl reporter and a handsome Irish bartender to mount a rescue effort, only to find their fates entwine with Medusa's and Jack's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulie Berry is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the 2020 NCTE Walden Award and SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner \u003ci\u003eLovely War\u003c\/i\u003e, the 2017 Printz Honor and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Dolssa\u003c\/i\u003e, the Carnegie Medal- and Edgar Award-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eAll the Truth That's in Me\u003c\/i\u003e, the Odyssey Honor \u003ci\u003eThe Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Wishes and Wellingtons trilogy. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eThe Night Frolic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHappy Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCranky Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e. Julie holds a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in communication and an MFA from Vermont College of the Fine Arts. Julie lives in western New York, where she owns Author's Note, an independent bookstore.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603364315410,"sku":"9781534470811","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_362497dc-fc2e-46ae-bde0-23ee1d8fcc74.jpg?v=1757435985","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/if-looks-could-kill-9781534470811","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}