{"product_id":"katzenjammer-9780063161658","title":"Katzenjammer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An eerie, savage novel.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Horror Story\u003c\/em\u003e meets the dark comedy of Kafka's \u003cem\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/em\u003e as Cat searches for a way to escape her high school. A tale of family, love, tragedy, and masks--the ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves. \u003cem\u003eKatzenjammer\u003c\/em\u003e will haunt fans of Chelsea Pitcher's \u003cem\u003eThis Lie Will Kill You \u003c\/em\u003eand E. Lockhart's\u003cem\u003e We Were Liars\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat lives in her high school. She never leaves, and for a long time her school has provided her with everything she needs. But now things are changing. The hallways contract and expand along with the school's breathing, and the showers in the bathroom run a bloody red. Cat's best friend is slowly turning into cardboard, and instead of a face, Cat has a cat mask made of her own hardened flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat doesn't remember why she is trapped in her school or why half of them--Cat included--are slowly transforming. Escaping has always been the one impossibility in her school's upside-down world. But to save herself from the eventual self-destruction all the students face, Cat must find the way out. And to do that, she'll have to remember what put her there in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing chapters alternating between the past and the present, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia weaves a spine-tingling, suspenseful, and haunting story about tragedy and the power of memories. Fans of Marieke Nijkamp's \u003cem\u003eThis Is Where It Ends \u003c\/em\u003eand Karen McManus's\u003cem\u003e One of Us Is Lying \u003c\/em\u003ewill lose themselves in the pages of this novel--or maybe in the treacherous hallways of the school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes interior illustrations from the author.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZappia, Francesca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFrancesca Zappia lives in central Indiana. When she is not writing, she's drawing her characters, reading, or playing video games. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eMade You Up \u003c\/em\u003eand Eliza Mirk's favorite, \u003cem\u003e The Children of Hypnos\u003c\/em\u003e, a biweekly serial novel posted on Tumblr and Wattpad. She also blogs about writing at www.francescazappia.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496700678418,"sku":"9780063161658","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52324771-d8f1-4c89-a502-22b95524e727.jpg?v=1730699476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/katzenjammer-9780063161658","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}