{"product_id":"gates-m-joseph-lafrance-9798282609813","title":"Gates: A Novella","description":"GATES\u003cbr\u003eBy M. Joseph LaFrance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA boy. A backpack. A nation looking for someone to blame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a bombing outside the White House shocks the country, the media calls him a monster. The government calls him a terrorist. But Special Agent Ethan Mercer knows better. This boy wasn't born a killer-he was made into one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Mercer unravels the secrets of the boy's fractured family, years of bullying, and the manipulative militia that turned a lonely teenager into a weapon, he discovers a story far more tragic than anyone wants to believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough present-day investigation and haunting flashbacks, GATES is a gripping literary suspense novel that explores the silent wars waged inside America's youth-the battle for mental health, identity, and the desperate need to be seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You and Don DeLillo's Underworld*, this is not a story of villains. It's a story of why.* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers of psychological fiction, coming-of-age tragedy, and social issue thrillers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Joseph LaFrance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798282609813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"M. Joseph LaFrance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851047842047,"sku":"9798282609813","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gates-m-joseph-lafrance-9798282609813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}