{"product_id":"private-9781416918738","title":"Private","description":"\u003cb\u003eA teen from a humble background struggles to find her place at an elite boarding school in this first book of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Private series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTradition. Honor. Excellence... And secrets so dark they're almost invisible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen-year-old Reed Brennan wins a scholarship to Easton Academy--the golden ticket away from her pill-popping mother and run-of-the-mill suburban life. But when she arrives on the beautiful, tradition-steeped campus of Easton, everyone is just a bit more sophisticated, a bit more gorgeous, and a lot wealthier than she ever thought possible. Reed realizes that, even though she has been accepted to Easton, Easton has not accepted her. She feels like she's on the outside looking in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil she meets the Billings Girls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are the most beautiful, intelligent, and intensely confident girls on campus. And they know it. They hold all the power in a world where power is fleeting but means everything. Reed vows to do whatever it takes to be accepted into their inner circle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReed uses every part of herself--the good, the bad, the beautiful--to get closer to the Billings Girls. She quickly discovers that inside their secret parties, under mountains of attitude, hanging in their designer clothing-packed closets, the Billings Girls have skeletons. And they'll do anything to keep their secrets private.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Brian is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Private series and its spin-off series Privilege\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also written many other books for teens including \u003ci\u003eSweet 16\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMegan Meade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Guide to the McGowan Boys.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334661509394,"sku":"9781416918738","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4eebdebd-5320-4dc6-9f63-f6da990d2791.jpg?v=1727893121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/private-9781416918738","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}