{"product_id":"property-of-the-state-ya-bill-cameron-9781929345229","title":"Property of the State YA - Tpbk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An eminently satisfying series opener for mystery fans who want their downtrodden detectives to be appealing, clever, and unafraid of action.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoey Getchie has been property of the state longer than he was in parental custody. But he's a survivor, and he has a Plan: graduate high school and get out of the foster care system before it eats him alive. He bonds with Trisha, another foster, who seems to have lucked out when it comes to foster parents. A false accusation leads to a physical clash with his foster father, so Joey flees to Huntzel Manor, where he works part time. He takes up unauthorized residence and keeps a low profile, hoping to avoid attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut attention arrives in the worst possible way: a classmate is seriously injured in a hit and run accident, and Joey becomes the focus of the investigation. Why shouldn't he be? He had a violent confrontation with the same classmate just last year. And of course, he's a kid with a criminal record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept of course, he isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProperty of the State\u003c\/em\u003e, first in The Legend of Joey series, is an edgy teen mystery featuring a world-wise protagonist struggling to grow up in a world where parents are the bad guys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e' Best Books of 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1929345224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781929345229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016 pg. 48","brand":"Bill Cameron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664187199743,"sku":"9781929345229","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/property-of-the-state-ya-bill-cameron-9781929345229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}