{"product_id":"grit-paperback","title":"Grit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGillian French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Mystery * A \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw and moving, this contemporary realistic debut novel will leave readers of E. Lockhart and Gayle Forman breathless as it unflinchingly unfolds the tragic secrets being kept in a small, deceptively idyllic town.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gorgeously written and helmed by a protagonist with an indelibly fierce heart.\" (starred review from \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Keen plotting, evocative writing, and dynamic characterization make French a writer to watch.\" (starred review from \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss has long held the title of \"town slut.\" She knows how to have a good time, sure, but she isn't doing anything all the guys haven't done. But when you're a girl with a reputation, every little thing that happens seems to keep people whispering--especially when your ex-best friend goes missing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if anyone were to look closer at Darcy, they'd realize there's a lot more going on beneath the surface. Staying out late, hooking up, and telling lies is what Darcy does to forget. Forget about the mysterious disappearance of her friend. Forget about the dark secret she and her cousin Nell share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget about that hazy Fourth of July night. So when someone in town anonymously nominates Darcy to be in the running for Bay Festival Princess--a cruel act only someone with a score to settle would make--all of the things that Darcy wants to keep hidden threaten to erupt in ways she wasn't prepared to handle...and isn't sure if she can. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis presence beside me is like heat, like weight, something I've carried around on my back too long.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's summer in rural Maine; when seventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss isn't raking berries with her sister, Mags, and cousin, Nell, during the day, she's drinking and swimming with the boys in the quarry by night. She knows how to have a good time, just like anyone else, but when you've been designated the town slut, every move you make seems to further solidify your \"trashy girl\" reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the fun is what's been keeping Darcy's mind off the things she can't forget: a disturbing secret she shares with Nell, the mysterious disappearance of her ex-best friend, and that hazy Fourth of July party that ended with Darcy drunk, on her back, wondering how she let it get this far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone in town anonymously nominates Darcy to be in the running for Bay Festival Princess--a cruel, almost laughable gesture that can only be the work of someone with a score to settle. Everything Darcy has been trying to keep down comes bubbling to the surface in ways she wasn't prepared to handle . . . and isn't sure if she can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeously written and powerfully raw, this novel from debut author Gillian French will appeal to readers of Laurie Halse Anderson and Gayle Forman.\u003c\/p\u003e--Mindy McGinnis, award-winning author of The Female of the Species\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis presence beside me is like heat, like weight, something I've carried around on my back too long.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's summer in rural Maine; when seventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss isn't raking berries with her sister, Mags, and cousin, Nell, during the day, she's drinking and swimming with the boys in the quarry by night. She knows how to have a good time, just like anyone else, but when you've been designated the town slut, every move you make seems to further solidify your \"trashy girl\" reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the fun is what's been keeping Darcy's mind off the things she can't forget: a disturbing secret she shares with Nell, the mysterious disappearance of her ex-best friend, and that hazy Fourth of July party that ended with Darcy drunk, on her back, wondering how she let it get this far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone in town anonymously nominates Darcy to be in the running for Bay Festival Princess--a cruel, almost laughable gesture that can only be the work of someone with a score to settle. Everything Darcy has been trying to keep down comes bubbling to the surface in ways she wasn't prepared to handle . . . and isn't sure if she can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeously written and powerfully raw, this novel from debut author Gillian French will appeal to readers of Laurie Halse Anderson and Gayle Forman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\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 Grit\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 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684350955583,"sku":"9780062642561","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6e28dd0dc5ea959d61038276332a5a11.webp?v=1764967225","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/grit-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}