{"product_id":"we-were-the-cuckoo-bees-9781965059821","title":"We Were the Cuckoo Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Don't let them know you're smart. They don't like smart.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoments later, Andrew's world shatters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a violent regime sweep, Andrew is taken from his parents' Pennsylvania farm by the Queens of Freedom-powerful women who govern a rigid theocratic society shaped by pandemics, fear, and control. Renamed and relocated to the immaculate Dairytown Borough, he is placed in the household of the head Queen, a woman whose carefully managed family is as performative as it is volatile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Andrew grows into his new life, he begins to sense that the town's wholesome surface hides something darker. Whispers travel through clean streets. Rules tighten. Loyalty is tested. And the people closest to him may not be who they appear to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Andrew is forced into a dangerous double life, every choice becomes a calculation. In a world where intelligence is a liability and trust can be fatal, survival depends on knowing when to stay silent-and when to risk everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. B. Shifman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Willow River Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965059821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"R. B. Shifman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733910044829,"sku":"9781965059821","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_63a65737-1aaf-4a4f-a4ad-170d36c97085.jpg?v=1773738566","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/we-were-the-cuckoo-bees-9781965059821","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}