{"product_id":"very-bad-people-9781534449732","title":"Very Bad People","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst editions have an exclusive foil design underneath the jacket!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A twisty, deeply satisfying ride.\" --Sara Shepard, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Female of the Species\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a teen girl's search for answers about her mother's mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school--and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix years ago, Calliope Bolan's mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside. The girls escaped, but their mother drowned, and the truth behind the \"accident\" remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve. Now sixteen, she transfers to Tipton Academy, the same elite boarding school her mother once attended. Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities--including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail, an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalliope accepts, stepping into the exhilarating world of the \"ghosts,\" a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice. But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus, it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the society's tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother's deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory--and if the secret behind her mother's death could be buried here at Tipton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKit Frick is a MacDowell Fellow and International Thriller Writers Award finalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from Syracuse University. She is the author of the young adult thrillers \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Sorry\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published as \u003ci\u003eSee All the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAll Eyes on Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Killed Zoe Spanos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVery Bad People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Reunion\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eA Small Rising Up in the Lungs\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Split\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel for adults. Kit loves a good mystery but has only ever killed her characters. Honest. Visit Kit online at KitFrick.com and on Instagram @KitFrick.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520593367314,"sku":"9781534449732","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e0424fb-71e7-4d0d-814e-10f960636233.jpg?v=1731087117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/very-bad-people-9781534449732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}