{"product_id":"the-bad-ones-9781250894915","title":"The Bad Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND INDIE BESTSELLER! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Melissa Albert returns with \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, a supernatural horror novel about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoddess, goddess, count to five\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the morning, who's alive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the course of a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora's estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Becca's disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her town's past, as well as a string of coded messages Becca left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn arresting, crossover horror fantasy threaded with dark magic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e is a poison-pen love letter to semi-toxic best friendship, the occult power of childhood play and artistic creation, and the razor-thin line between make-believe and belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Albert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.43w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250894915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e554707 \/ Bad Ones","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148524515373,"sku":"9781250894915","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_89390f1f-9ea4-4078-8e21-8ce040522409.jpg?v=1757226081","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-bad-ones-9781250894915","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}