{"product_id":"9780062095350","title":"The Ward","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jordana Frankel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders who love speculative fiction and crave action-packed stories similar to Veronica Roth's \u003cem\u003eDivergent\u003c\/em\u003e will find \u003cem\u003eThe Ward\u003c\/em\u003e absolutely unputdownable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordana Frankel's thrilling and imaginative YA dystopian novel \u003cem\u003eThe Ward\u003c\/em\u003e is set in a near-future New York City. A catastrophic flood has washed out Manhattan, leaving the rivers polluted and entire neighborhoods underwater. Some areas are quarantined because of an outbreak of a deadly disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illness, known as the Blight, is killing sixteen-year-old Ren's sister. Desperate to save her sister's life, Ren agrees to lead a secret mission from the government to search for a cure. But her quest leads to a confounding mystery beneath the water and an unlikely friendship with a passionate scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A highly imaginative, pulse-racing page-turner.”\u003cbr\u003e“Ren is volatile, embittered, and dedicated to the adrenaline surge of racing, but she’s also gutsy, loyal, and at times surprisingly vulnerable. Frankel’s unforgiving, drowned New York serves as a formidable background for her survival story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062095350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Katherine Tegen Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41074983829710,"sku":"9780062095350","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062095350_e9745840-9331-437d-9206-ba9a4950115c.jpg?v=1652160213","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062095350","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}