{"product_id":"sweet-9781250079992","title":"Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey'd kill to get thin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Simultaneously terrifying, hilarious, and action-packed, Sweet is a wild ride that holds up a warped mirror to our society. I loved it from the first line to the last.\" --Marie Lu, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLegend\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Young Elites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the vacation of a lifetime. But Laurel is starting to regret accepting her friend Viv's invitation. She's already completely embarrassed herself in front of celebrity host Tom Forelli-the hottest guy ever -and she's too sick to even \u003ci\u003etry\u003c\/i\u003e the sweetener. And that's \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e Viv and all the other passengers start acting really strange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom knows that he should be grateful for this job and the chance to shed his former-child-star image. His publicists have even set up a 'romance' with a sexy reality star. But as things on the ship start to get wild, he finds himself drawn to a different girl. And when the hosting gig turns into an expose on the shocking side effects of Solu, it's Laurel that he's determined to save. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 trilogy, takes readers on a dream vacation in \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e that goes first comically, then tragically, then \u003ci\u003ehorrifyingly\u003c\/i\u003e, wrong \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Emmy Laybourne: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Monument 14 Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14: Sky on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14: Savage Drift\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Berserker series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserker\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRansacker\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Laybourne's fictional world highlights themes of friendship, the culture of celebrity, and addiction...A finely knit narrative in which romance pairs perfectly (somehow) with societal horror.\" --Jennifer Prince, Buncombe County Public Libraries, NC, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Laybourne's masterful novel opens as a comical potential romance, becomes suspenseful, then horrific, and ends as a gripping action-adventure survival story sure to enthrall readers ... The book is recommended as required summer reading.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Combining mystery with a bit of romance and a peek into Hollywood's obsession with being thin, Laybourne creates an interesting commentary on society's addiction to weight loss and diets.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"While maintaining an exciting, face-paced, terrifying narrative, Laybourne manages to weave in details that highlight friendship, the culture of celebrity and addiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eAsheville Citizen-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Laybourne delivers a candy-coated horror novel that alternates between increasingly violent scenes and Laurel and Tom's poignant romance.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250079992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e174531 \/ Sweet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emmy Laybourne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648569274524,"sku":"9781250079992","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0b883417-cecc-421d-aeac-8a5567390631.jpg?v=1603870411","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sweet-9781250079992","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}