{"product_id":"speak-no-evil-liana-gardner-9781944109363","title":"Speak No Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe daughter of Appalachian snake handlers becomes a ward of the state after her eerie \"gift\" causes a tragedy that leaves her orphaned.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBram Stoker Nominee, \u003ci\u003eSpeak No Evil\u003c\/i\u003e named #14 in Ginger Nuts of Horror's Top 100 YA Horror Novels of the Last Decade. \u003c\/b\u003e \"Ultimately this is a novel about real life horror; abuse, overcoming it, and the resilience of Melody Fisher as she slowly, with a lot of help, turns her life around.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Ginger Nuts of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Melody's story is grim, but hope is weaved in throughout ... highly emotional.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling, gripping, and evocative, \u003ci\u003eSpeak No Evil\u003c\/i\u003e is a study in personality development, horror, how support systems for teens can either succeed or fail, and the impact a caring adult can have on a teenager's life.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if every time you told the truth, evil followed?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Melody Fisher. My daddy was a snake handler in Appalachia until Mama died. Though years have passed, I can still hear the rattle before the strike that took her from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd it's all my fault.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, I've been passed around from foster home to foster home. I didn't think anything could be as bad as losing Mama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was wrong.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I will not speak of things people have done to me. Every time I do, worse evil follows. Now, the only thing I trust is what saved me years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack when I would sing the snakes calm ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: \u003c\/b\u003e This book contains situations of violence and sexual abuse\/rape which the reader may find disturbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Expect a paranormal twist, spooky mountain folklore, rattlesnake handling and much soul searching as Melody makes peace with herself--and the trauma she has endured.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Girls' Life Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gardner's storytelling displays the same sort of sinister charm as she unravels Melody's past to tell the story of her present. Speak No Evil is at once hypnotic, vaguely sinister, and decidedly beautiful, with sharp, poignant prose that handles the heaviest of issues with grace and delicacy.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a touching tribute to the power of love.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e IndieReader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiana Gardner named to the \u003ci\u003eGinger Nuts of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e 30 YA Authors You Should Know List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNominee for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, Bram Stoker Awards(R)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver Medal Winner: Young Adult Fiction, Nautilus Book Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze Medal Winner in Young Adult Fiction, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold Medal Winner in Young Adult Fiction -- Mature Issues, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold Medal Winner in New Adult Fiction, NYC Big Book Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinalist in Best Juvenile or Young Adult Fiction, Silver Falchion Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liana Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944109366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944109363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vesuvian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Liana Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519674134783,"sku":"9781944109363","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c4acb38-11d9-483b-83ad-b94149489968.jpg?v=1778738143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speak-no-evil-liana-gardner-9781944109363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}