{"product_id":"briar-girls-9781534488434","title":"Briar Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Sexy and dangerous and full of liars.\" --Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cruel Prince \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eA Curse So Dark and Lonely \u003c\/i\u003ein this epic reimagining of \"The Sleeping Beauty\" that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in an enchanted forest, while searching for the truth behind her own deadly curse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived in fear and isolation. But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a mysterious forest with a reputation for luring people into the trees, never to be seen again...​ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil the night an enigmatic girl stumbles out of the Silence and into Lena's sheltered world. Miranda comes from the Gather, a city in the forest brimming with magic. She is on a quest to wake a sleeping princess believed to hold the key to liberating the Gather from its tyrannical ruler--and she offers Lena a bargain. If Lena assists her on her journey, Miranda will help her break the curse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMesmerized by Miranda and her promise of a new life, Lena jumps at the chance. But the deeper into the Silence she goes, the more she suspects she's been lied to--about her family's history, her curse, and her future. As the shadows close in, Lena must choose who to trust and decide whether it's more important to have freedom...or power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534488434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Rebecca Kim Wells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389556232373,"sku":"9781534488434","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_98ece1dd-b82c-4b8a-bf15-f18abbe659e0.jpg?v=1663682091","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/briar-girls-9781534488434","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}