{"product_id":"dare-me-paperback-1","title":"Dare Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMegan Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Turnout \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGive Me Your Hand\u003c\/i\u003e: the searing novel of friendship and betrayal that inspired the USA Network series, praised by Gillian Flynn as \"\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e set in a high-school cheerleading squad...Tense, dark, and beautifully written.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls -- until the young new coach arrives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as \"top girl\" -- both with the team and with Addy herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a suicide focuses a police investigation on Coach and her squad. After the first wave of shock and grief, Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death -- and learns that the boundary between loyalty and love can be dangerous terrain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power. Award-winning novelist Megan Abbott, writing with what Tom Perrotta has hailed as \"total authority and an almost desperate intensity,\" provides a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of the all-American girl.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eGive Me Your Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Will Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. She received her PhD in literature from New York University. Abbott was a staff writer on HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e and co-creator of the USA Network series \u003ci\u003eDare Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Awards (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dare Me\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685268099135,"sku":"9780316250542","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/855960e8d6cb92a2d1ae17344d85c29f.webp?v=1764970442","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dare-me-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}