{"product_id":"the-walls-around-us-9781616205904","title":"The Walls Around Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An NPR Best Book of 2015 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Teen Fiction of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BookRiot Best Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2016 YALSA Best Book for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eFanfare Best Books of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2015 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With evocative language, a shifting timeline and more than one unreliable narrator, Suma subtly explores the balance of power between the talented and the mediocre, the rich and the poor, the brave and the cowardly . . . To reveal more would be to uncover the bloody heart that beats beneath the floorboards of this urban-legend-tinged tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Walls Around Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a ghostly story of suspense told in two voices--one still living and one dead. On the outside, there's Violet, an eighteen-year-old ballerina days away from the life of her dreams when something threatens to expose the shocking truth of her achievement. On the inside, within the walls of a girls' juvenile detention center, there's Amber, locked up for so long she can't imagine freedom. Tying these two worlds together is Orianna, who holds the key to unlocking all the girls' darkest mysteries: What really happened on the night Orianna stepped between Violet and her tormentors? What really happened on two strange nights at Aurora Hills? Will Amber and Violet and Orianna ever get the justice they deserve--in this life or in another one? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Spring 2015 Kids' Indie Next List Pick \u003cbr\u003e A Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuma, Nova Ren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNova Ren Suma\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Walls Around Us\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an Edgar Award finalist. She also wrote \u003ci\u003eImaginary Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e17 \u0026amp; Gone \u003c\/i\u003eand is co-creator of \u003ci\u003eFORESHADOW: A Serial YA Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. She has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and teaches writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania. Originally from the Hudson Valley, she spent most of her adult life in New York City and now lives in Philadelphia.","brand":"Algonquin Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656582402322,"sku":"9781616205904","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51aa6afe-2fc5-47df-9bb3-a41d02ecaa5f.jpg?v=1733390028","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-walls-around-us-9781616205904","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}