{"product_id":"black-point","title":"Black Point","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A teenage girl confronts her town's dark past. . . the story is suspenseful and engaging, especially in its shifts between the past and the present, and it will quickly pull readers in. Darkly atmospheric.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t★ \"An original premise, a genuinely surprising twist, and several very dark moments make this novel a standout in the YA horror genre. The pacing is relentless, the characters vivid and memorable, and the setting hauntingly alive. . . A well-written, spine-tingling thrill ride.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t★ \"The citizens of Black Point, Wis., will stop at nothing to protect their Nordic history and heritage in this spine-tingling supernatural ecological thriller from West (Last Things). . . Dual timelines collide as the water, and the stakes, rise, culminating in a suspenseful and downright gruesome tale.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJacqueline West is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \n\u003ci\u003eThe Books of Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, the Schneider Family Honor Book \n\u003ci\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eLong Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award for Middle Grade Literature. Her other books include \n\u003ci\u003eDreamers Often Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eLast Things\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eBlack Point\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This quick-paced folk horror has some bonus ghosts and mystery-solving, and it's easy to root for Lucia as she watches her walls of comfort and trust crumble around her.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn an insular small town steeped in Norse traditions, a \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003elocal \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eteen \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003egrapples with \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003edark secrets from the past \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003erising\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e to the surface in this \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"spine-tingling thrill ride\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003el\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Jacqueline West.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucia Sorenson holds on hard to the things she loves. Her tiny hometown clings to the bluffs above the Mississippi River, threatened by weather and time. Unlike most people her age, Lucia plans to stay after graduation and help her grandfather run the Viking Museum of Black Point. Maybe then she can keep everything her ancestors built from washing away. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Black Point Hotel, a supposedly haunted local landmark, is bought by an outsider, the town is shaken--and for Lucia, fresh changes arrive in the form of the owner's nephew, Max. As Lucia gets to know Max, she begins to question her role in the town's rituals and to see the place, and herself, with new eyes. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the town is flooding, and old secrets are rising to the surface. Soon Lucia will have to choose between the home she thought she knew and the hideous truths hidden underneath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 83 (EAN 9781665981859, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781665981859, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/04\/2026 (EAN 9781665981859, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781665981859, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781665981859, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWest, Jacqueline\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJacqueline West is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \n\u003ci\u003eThe Books of Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, the Schneider Family Honor Book \n\u003ci\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eLong Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award for Middle Grade Literature. 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