{"product_id":"dread-nation-9780062570611","title":"Dread Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller; 6 starred reviews \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, \u003cem\u003eDread Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar--a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbundant action, thoughtful worldbuilding, and a brave, smart, and skillfully drawn cast entertain as Ireland illustrates the ignorance and immorality of racial discrimination and examines the relationship between equality \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand freedom. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6589489\"\u003eJustina Ireland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balzer \u0026amp; Bray\/Harperteen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062570611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062570617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF024160\"\u003eHistorical | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF001020\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure | Survival Stories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF046120\"\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Places | United States | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Balzer \u0026 Bray\/Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708727562477,"sku":"9780062570611","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e0ad565f-b64c-4a82-95e2-c7ff61761cc6.jpg?v=1650097864","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dread-nation-9780062570611","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}