{"product_id":"girl-of-lore-9781665969826","title":"Girl of Lore","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the first printing only! This hardcover features stained edges while the special edition supply lasts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA girl who's used to battling the monster of her own mind discovers there's a sinister evil lurking in her small town in this atmospheric paranormal novel that's perfect for fans of Tracy Wolff and Maggie Stiefvater. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories of dark magic and even darker creatures have always swirled about Mina Murray's town of London, Georgia. Mina knows they aren't true--and are likely perpetuated only to drive the quirky tourist-trap ghost tours of downtown--but that doesn't stop her from collecting the stories and drawing them in her sketchbook. Something about the possibility of real monsters helps her deal with the monster in her own head: her OCD, which convinces her danger lurks everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when a body is found drained of blood and a classmate goes missing, Mina is thrust into a tangled web of London secrets...that she seems to be at the center of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Dale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/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 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665969826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore embracing her love of monsters and sneaking into Mina's fictional world, Melanie Dale published a bunch of nonfiction books, shambled around as a zombie on TV, and survived cancer. She's written episodes for the anthology horror television series \u003ci\u003eCreepshow\u003c\/i\u003e and over a decade of essays for Coffee + Crumbs. While she has won no awards for literature, she won a Halloween costume contest one time and still feels pretty stoked about it. When she's not writing, she's teaching yoga or battling her own brain. She lives in the Atlanta area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Melanie Dale \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876567302301,"sku":"9781665969826","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f527ca5b-e666-4aed-ba3d-5d69053d3d2f.jpg?v=1777382007","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/girl-of-lore-9781665969826","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}