{"product_id":"dare-me-9780316250542","title":"Dare Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cool 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\u003e Then 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\u003e The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316250542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e157003 \/ Dare Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Megan Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636191883420,"sku":"9780316250542","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0017da44-d830-43c6-a4bd-bb349f284bf6.jpg?v=1603841211","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dare-me-9780316250542","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}