{"product_id":"the-keeper-tananarive-due-9781419751554","title":"The Keeper","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young Black girl finds herself trapped between desperation and her family's dark history in \u003ci\u003eThe Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e, a horror graphic novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewritten by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, award-winning masters of horror Tananarive Due (\u003ci\u003eThe Reformatory\u003c\/i\u003e) and Steven Barnes, illustrated by Marco Finnegan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR BY THE \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BOOK WE LOVED BY NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aisha has suffered a devastating loss. Her parents were killed in a car crash, and now she must move to decrepit and derelict Detroit to live with her ailing grandmother. However, shortly after moving in, Aisha's grandmother's health rapidly deteriorates. With her dying breath, she summons the dark spirit that has protected their family for generations to watch over Aisha. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At first it seems that this spirit, whom Aisha refers to as the Keeper, is truly doing as her grandmother asked, caring for Aisha and keeping her safe; however, it soon becomes clear that this being can only sustain itself by stealing life from others. As the Keeper begins to prey on the apartment building's other residents, Aisha and her friends must come together to destroy it . . . or die trying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419751557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419751554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 41","brand":"Tananarive Due","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44058817331455,"sku":"9781419751554","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c749e6d6-1b3c-4559-8789-e639674ecf20.jpg?v=1685054683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-keeper-tananarive-due-9781419751554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}