{"product_id":"year-of-the-beasts-9781250050762","title":"Year of the Beasts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlternating chapters of prose and comics (illustrated by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEisner Award-winning graphic novelist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Nate Powell) are interwoven in Cecil Castelucci's extraordinary YA novel about jealousy and grief, and how they cut us off from the ones we love. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery summer the trucks roll in, bringing the carnival and its infinite possibilities to town. This year Tessa and her younger sister Lulu are un-chaperoned and want to be first in line to experience the rides, the food . . . and the boys. Except this summer, jealousy will invade their relationship for the first time, setting in motion a course of events that can only end in tragedy, putting everyone's love and friendship to the test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCastellucci's deft shifting between straight prose and graphic novel visualize how Tessa processes the events of the summer, seeing herself and her friends as freaks personified by characters from Greek mythology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250050762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e151446 \/ Year of the Beasts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cecil Castellucci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648528838812,"sku":"9781250050762","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a430be87-94f5-4438-b6b5-1c3092f281e0.jpg?v=1603870300","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/year-of-the-beasts-9781250050762","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}