{"product_id":"burn-the-water-9798225006747","title":"Burn the Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e Billy Ray comes an immersive and breathtaking enemies-to-lovers epic romance about war, loyalty, and the power that love has to save... or destroy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 2425 and London is underwater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree hundred years ago, rising oceans drowned a vast majority of the English Isle. London is now a jungle of dead skyscrapers and submerged streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting over the scraps of a world none can remember, two Houses -- the Crowns and the Rogues -- have been at war for three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRafe is the Rogue army's fiercest captain. Jule is the Crown army's deadliest soldier. They are vicious and merciless, courageous and beloved by their Houses. They are sworn enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then they fall in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a death sentence. But their love is all-consuming. As Rafe and Jule try to keep each other alive in their war-torn world, they are forced to confront new, horrifying threats to their loved ones while the hatred between their Houses only grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen mysterious foreigners appear on their shores, the warring factions may destroy each other, unless their two most ruthless soldiers can become beacons of peace and possibility, showing their people a different way, and save them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e comes a visceral and breathless forbidden romance about sacrifice, the neverending cycle of violence, and fiery, all-powerful love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Billy Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798225006747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBilly Ray is one of modern Hollywood's preeminent screenwriters and the author of \u003ci\u003eBurn the Water\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for \u003ci\u003eCaptain Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the Writers Guild of America Award. Ray's films as writer, co-writer, or writer-director include \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRichard Jewell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShattered Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, Showtime's \u003ci\u003eThe Comey Rule\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eSunrise on the Reaping\u003c\/i\u003e. Billy lives in Los Angeles. He believes in democracy, justice, his children, and the Dodgers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Billy Ray \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47711874187421,"sku":"9798225006747","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f74ffd19-7451-4822-9fbd-8c7f909f4c53.jpg?v=1773170309","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/burn-the-water-9798225006747","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}