{"product_id":"better-the-devil","title":"Better the Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A haunting story that's sure to delight (and terrify). \" \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a runaway teen is arrested for shoplifting, he's desperate not to be sent back to the hyper-religious parents he knows will never accept him. While at the police station, he notices a resemblance to the aged-up photos of Nate Beaumont, a child who went missing ten years ago--and, in a moment of desperation, he takes Nate's identity in hopes that it will help him make a quick getaway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore he can run again, Nate's family arrives and welcomes him home to a life he never had. As \"Nate\" watches and waits for his chance to escape, he finds that the Beaumonts are nurturing and loving, very different from his own parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut soon unsettling things start to happen--vandalism, alarms going off in the middle of the night--and it becomes clear that someone knows \"Nate\" isn't who he says he is...and that the real Nate wasn't kidnapped, but murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs he starts to unravel the mystery, he gets ever closer to the devil he may know--and learns he might be their next victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik J. Brown \u003c\/strong\u003eis the internationally-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAll That's Left in the World\u003c\/em\u003e and the sequel \u003cem\u003eThe Only Light Left Burning\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, The Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books, and ALA Booklist. His second novel, \u003cem\u003eLose You to Find Me\u003c\/em\u003e, became a USA Today Bestseller. Erik is also the co-host of the YA Book Podcast YA-OK where he and Alyssa Ljub of Netflix's \u003cem\u003eThe Circle\u003c\/em\u003e talk with new and established YA authors about writing, publishing, and all things YA! He lives in Philadelphia with his family.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erik J. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870720135453,"sku":"9780063338326","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780063338326.jpg?v=1769031793","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/better-the-devil","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}