{"product_id":"girls-who-play-dead-joelle-wellington-hardcover","title":"Girls Who Play Dead -- Joelle Wellington, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Addictively unnerving...burrows right into the cracks of this small town's foundation, revealing the gruesome truth at its core.\" --Ryan La Sala, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller \"that captures the seedy underbelly of small-town politics and the intense bonds of girlhood\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) from the acclaimed author of\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheir Vicious Games\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mikky Graves left his small, stifling hometown of Prophets Lake to live with his estranged mother, he thought nothing could ever make him go back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil his sister Kyla's best friend, Erin, is murdered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMikky never worried about leaving Kyla behind at their family-owned funeral home so long as she had Erin. But when Mikky heads home, determined to help Kyla grieve, the sister he encounters barely resembles the one he remembers. Mikky decides, then and there, to do the one thing that seems even more impossible than returning: stay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Kyla spirals further into her rage and secrets, Mikky realizes the only thing that can help his sister is finding the truth about who killed Erin. But the more he investigates, the further he's pulled into other ugly mysteries of Prophets Lake and the beauty brand that is its lifeblood. The town's rot runs deep, and everyone has something to hide. Perhaps no one more than Kyla herself.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joelle Wellington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4\" H x 5.8\" L x 1.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781665974431\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024238330010,"sku":"9781665974431","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781665974431.jpg?v=1774725145","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/girls-who-play-dead-joelle-wellington-hardcover","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}