{"product_id":"year-of-the-beasts-paperback","title":"Year of the Beasts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319464497375,"sku":"9781250050762","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NVJXMmlDSHVFRnpCRW5GR3pYU2pnUT09.webp?v=1782003470","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/year-of-the-beasts-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}