{"product_id":"cruel-illusions-margie-fuston-9781665902106","title":"Cruel Illusions","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The perfect sinisterly magical escape...full of longing, desperation, and betrayal.\" --Stephanie Garber, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Caraval trilogy and \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaraval\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"beguiling\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) young adult fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother's death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's been ten years since anyone's seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she'll ever find one...until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she's hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can't explain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they've been waiting for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe magicians reveal they're part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. But there's a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she's worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margie Fuston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665902108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665902106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.70w x 2.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022","brand":"Margie Fuston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056404558079,"sku":"9781665902106","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7764a20b-8e40-47a9-861e-a318f8d0238a.jpg?v=1685041135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cruel-illusions-margie-fuston-9781665902106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}