{"product_id":"just-another-dead-boy-9781536251739","title":"Just Another Dead Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Achingly tender and leavened with hope.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegan has two rules: Don't fall in love. Don't have hope. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world where everyone knows the date they will die, wild-child Regan works at a luxury resort as a \"Juliet\" for the Romeo \u0026amp; Juliet Service, promising to provide the illusion of star-crossed romance to rich boys on end-of-life retreats. She gets to live life on the edge--skydiving, partying, and doing a host of other people's bucket-list thrills--then moves on to her next client. But when world-famous Death Date researchers the Dalys arrive, she's tasked with her hardest client yet, their overachieving, stone-faced son. Jude Daly sees right through the setup--he thinks she's a parasite, and, frankly, she thinks he's an entitled jerk. They agree to fake romance for the sake of Jude's parents and Regan's job, but as contempt turns into something else, will Regan ignore her ironclad rules so she and Jude can take on Fate together? Or will his impending Death Date catch up with them first? A compelling and heartbreaking twist on \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Regan realizes she might have to stop living like today is her last--and start living like it isn't.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly McCaughrain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536251739\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\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/02\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly McCaughrain\u003c\/b\u003e's debut, \u003ci\u003eFlying Tips for Flightless Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, won an unprecedented hat trick of awards at the 2019 Children's Books Ireland Awards, as well as the Northern Ireland Book Award. Her YA novel \u003ci\u003eLittle Bang\u003c\/i\u003e is short-listed for the 2025 Carnegie Award for Writing and the Children's Books Ireland Awards. \u003ci\u003eJust Another Dead Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is her first YA speculative romance. Kelly McCaughrain was Children's Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland for 2019-2021. She lives in Belfast.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kelly McCaughrain \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48641336508573,"sku":"9781536251739","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_459331a2-e478-4a59-9253-864ea4fac513.jpg?v=1784107032","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/just-another-dead-boy-9781536251739","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}