{"product_id":"the-june-boys-9780785221944","title":"The June Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning and highly acclaimed author Court Stevens comes a gripping, emotional story of small towns, rumors, and thirteen missing boys.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gemini Thief could be anyone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly a decade the Gemini Thief, a serial kidnapper who abducts three boys on June 1st, has terrorized Tennessee. The June Boys being held captive endure thirteen months of being stolen, hidden, observed, and fed before they are released, unharmed, by their masked captor. The Thief is a pro, managing to elude authorities while abducting over twelve boys over the past ten years. No one knows why--but they do know they don't want to be next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Thea Delacroix has reason to believe the Gemini Thief has taken a thirteenth victim: her cousin, Aulus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the twisted game begins to change: one of the kidnapped boys turns up dead. With the help of her best friends and her boyfriend Nick, Thea is determined to find the Gemini Thief and the remaining boys before it's too late. Only she's beginning to wonder something sinister, something repulsive, something unbelievable, and yet, not impossible: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if someone she \u003cem\u003eknows \u003c\/em\u003eis the Gemini Thief?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe June Boys\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning twists and turns. Hang on tight.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eRuta Sepetys\u003c\/strong\u003e, international bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not only a terrifying story of the missing, but a heartbreaking, hopeful journey through the darkness.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMegan Miranda\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last House Guest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping suspense that hooked me from the first sentence.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eColleen Coble\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOne Little Lie\u003c\/em\u003e and the Lavender Tides series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-length, stand-alone Young Adult suspense novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStevens, Court:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCourt Stevens grew up among rivers, cornfields, churches, and gossip in the small-town South. She is a former adjunct professor, youth minister, and Olympic torchbearer. These days she writes coming-of-truth fiction and is the community outreach manager for Warren County Public Library in Kentucky. She has a pet whale named Herman, a bandsaw named Rex, and several novels with her name on the spine: \u003cem\u003eThe June Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFaking Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lies About Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, the e-novella \u003cem\u003eThe Blue-Haired Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDress Codes for Small Towns\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFour Three Two One\u003c\/em\u003e. Find Court online at CourtneyCStevens.com; Instagram: @quartland; Facebook: @CourtneyCStevens; Twitter: @quartland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650281214226,"sku":"9780785221944","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04f55339-e2be-4d35-ae1a-39c119f8b8ff.jpg?v=1733285348","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-june-boys-9780785221944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}