{"product_id":"the-girls-ive-been-9781432885199","title":"The Girls I've Been","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deliciously commercial YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora O'Malley is a lot of things. A sister. An ex. A secret girlfriend. Kind of crooked, but reformed... somewhat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora O'Malley's been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up her mother's protege. But when mom fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor five years she's been playing at normal. But she needs to dust off the skills she ditched because she has three problems: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e#1: her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend. Even though they've all been inseparable for months, Wes didn't know about her and Iris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e#2: The morning after, they all have to meet to deposit the fundraiser money they raised together. It's a nightmare that goes from awkward to deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause #3: right after they get in the bank, two guys start robbing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they have no idea who they're really holding hostage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe robbers are trouble. Nora's something else entirely.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in a mountain cabin to a punk-rocker mother, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural northern California. She lives deep in the backwoods with a pack of dogs and a growing colony of formerly feral cats. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e Barbed Wire Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, the critically acclaimed YA novel \u003ci\u003eFar From You\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Jurassic World prequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Claire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTess is also the co-editor of the young adult book, \u003ci\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e, a feminist anthology about witches.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thorndike Striving Reader","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50378801381650,"sku":"9781432885199","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_077be3c1-f97f-46fa-8a1e-bdf709f9a30a.jpg?v=1728652591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girls-ive-been-9781432885199","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}