{"product_id":"made-glorious-9781536204674","title":"Made Glorious","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a vicious, delicious contemporary novel inspired by Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRichard III, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elauded author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFamily Fortuna \u003c\/i\u003elifts the curtain on a high school thespian who'll stop at nothing to land the lead.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRory is an antihero for the ages. Like Shakespeare's Richard III, she confides in her audience, telling us exactly the lengths she'll go to to secure the leading role in Bosworth Academy's senior musical, confessing without shame that she is charming and conniving and brutally ambitious, that we will watch and root for her even as she manipulates and endangers those around her. And we do. Perhaps it's because we don't want to believe that she's as relentless as she claims. Rory is an underdog, after all, a scholarship kid teased for her weight. Surely there will be redemption? Surely our dread and patience will be rewarded? Intricately plotted with an ingenious narrative that blends multiple viewpoints with script excerpts and an original musical score, Lindsay Eagar's whip-smart, precision-crafted, and gleefully compulsive page-turner taps into the dark side of high school theater production. A diabolically good read, it forces our complicity as we wince and cheer for an arresting drama queen who just can't help going full-tilt nasty in the pursuit of her dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536204674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lindsay Eagar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600512417973,"sku":"9781536204674","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_398d654e-57b6-4e1a-b859-ee07d66fd430.jpg?v=1707209654","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/made-glorious-9781536204674","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}