{"product_id":"the-monster-variations-9780385737333","title":"The Monster Variations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fast-paced read will keep readers on the edge of their seats!  Someone is killing boys in a small town. The murder weapon is a truck  and the only protection is a curfew enacted to keep kids off the streets. But its summerand that alone is worth the risk of staying out late for James  Willie  and Reggie.  Willie  who lost his arm in the first hit-and-run attack  finds it hard to keep up with his two best friends as they leave childhood behind. All of them are changing  hounded by their parents  hunted by the killer  and haunted by the monster  a dead thing that guards the dangerous gateway between youth and manhood. But thats not all: shadowing the boys everywhere is Mel Herman  the mysterious and brilliant bully whose dark secrets may hold the key to their survival. As the summer burns away  these forces collide  and it will take compassion  brains  and guts for the boys to overcome their demonsand not become monsters themselves.  In this chilling and poignant debut novel  Daniel Kraus deftly explores the choices boys grapple with and the revelations that occur as they become men.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646931656757,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385737335","price":242.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385737333.jpg?v=1781681991","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-monster-variations-9780385737333","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}