{"product_id":"dark-companion-paperback","title":"Dark Companion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarta Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unexpected invitation to attend an elite academy. A cottage of her own. An elegant family eager to welcome her. For foster teen Jane Williams, Birch Grove seems like an escape from everything she's survived.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined and watchful, Jane has spent her life navigating violence and poverty. At prestigious Birch Grove Academy, she's suddenly among brilliant students, with access to exceptional classes, an allowance, and a private cottage within the shadowed birch grove. She even earns money tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien, while his enigmatic older brother, Jack, keeps her constantly on edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Jane is drawn deeper into this beautiful, secluded world, she begins to wonder what happened to a scholarship student who abruptly left-and whether Birch Grove holds more dangers than the gritty streets she fled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dripping in delicious Gothicism.... Acosta plays brilliantly with Gothic conventions.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -Danielle Binks, \u003ci\u003eAlpha Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A breath of fresh air in a genre marked by creaky gender relations and unchallenged class stratification.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful and darkly entrancing gothic novel... dazzling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003ci\u003eAlice Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Companion\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68238674657391,"sku":"9798628375457","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/T3nVPXb9Yc9798628375457.webp?v=1794055886","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/dark-companion-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}