{"product_id":"cricket-night-craig-mallery-9798230283959","title":"Cricket Night","description":"\u003cp\u003eA surprise holiday plunges four students at an elite New England prep school into an all-night whirlwind of parties, secrets, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1985. Though the Cold War simmers and Madonna rules the airwaves, St. Stephen's School remains seemingly untouched by time. Yet beneath this boarding school's veneer of dress codes, mandatory chapel, and Latin recitations, a drug-fueled counterculture pulses to the music of the '70s while its most vulnerable students fall prey to the very adults sworn to protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the headmaster cancels classes for the annual \"Cricket Holiday,\" he sets in motion events that will change the lives of four reluctant allies: Henry, heir to a Hong Kong fortune, grappling with his sexuality; Delaney, a rebellious party girl, refusing to accept her father's terminal illness: Mary, the scholarship student, excelling among the privileged she despises; and Charlie-entitled and clueless-stumbling toward independence from his powerful father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the rest of the campus descends into a drunken rager, a vengeful drug dealer and predatory teacher force these four together. As the night burns toward dawn, they must find a way to save one another by confronting the truths they've been hiding, most of all from themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through alternating perspectives, \u003cem\u003eCricket Night \u003c\/em\u003eis a coming-of-age thriller about what it's like to grow up in a place far, far from home. With its unflinching take on class, sexuality, and institutional corruption, it's perfect for young-adult fans of the fast-paced intrigue of \u003cem\u003eOne of Us Is Lying\u003c\/em\u003e, the ruthless social dynamics of \u003cem\u003eGossip Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, and the rarefied world of \u003cem\u003ePrep\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Mallery,Andy Badeker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798230283959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mallery Badeker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Craig Mallery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546234851583,"sku":"9798230283959","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cricket-night-craig-mallery-9798230283959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}