{"product_id":"doe","title":"Doe","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\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRebecca Barrow is the critically acclaimed author of \n\u003ci\u003eAnd Don't Look Back\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBad Things Happen Here\u003c\/i\u003e, and several others. She is a lover of sunshine, the sea, and Old Hollywood icons. She lives and writes in England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAutostraddle, Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for June 2026 \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBook Riot, Queer Horror Books Hitting Shelves for Pride Month 2026 \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLit Hub, The Most Anticipated Children's Books of 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReactor, Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF\/H for May \u0026amp; June 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eScary Mommy, 22 New Books to Read This Summer\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Barrow delivers \n\u003cb\u003ea dark and simmering supernatural horror\u003c\/b\u003e novel in verse that examines jealousy, belonging, and \n\u003cb\u003ethe dangerous allure of revenge\u003c\/b\u003e...Short chapters create a brisk, \n\u003cb\u003eincantatory rhythm that steadily builds tension\u003c\/b\u003e and \n\u003cb\u003edread\u003c\/b\u003e. This \n\u003cb\u003echilling portrait of adolescent\u003c\/b\u003e rivalry is both captivating and quietly disturbing.-- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers' Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Barrow's \n\u003cb\u003enovel in verse\u003c\/b\u003e weaves together a story that \n\u003cb\u003eoffers a compassionate but visceral look at how girlhood, race, and socioeconomic status impact the teen girls\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eshaping\u003c\/b\u003e both their \n\u003cb\u003eloyalty\u003c\/b\u003e and their \n\u003cb\u003eviciousness\u003c\/b\u003e. Perspective and tone shift as chapters move between Maris' first-person narration, a sort of Greek chorus from the cheer team, and a folkloric omnipotent voice focused on Doe. \n\u003cb\u003eThat last perspective weaves in the horror\u003c\/b\u003e element...Hand to readers looking for \n\u003cb\u003ea grittier \u003ci\u003eBring It On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e mixed with Jamison Shea's \n\u003ci\u003e I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"In this \n\u003cb\u003esurreal, darkly fantastical\u003c\/b\u003e novel in verse... Barrow creates a \n\u003cb\u003evisceral image of how misogyny keeps girls fighting one another for scraps\u003c\/b\u003e, how shared solidarity within a group can turn into violence against anyone deemed an outsider, \n\u003cb\u003eand how power is a volatile double-edged sword\u003c\/b\u003e.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Rececca has written \n\u003cb\u003ea reckoning\u003c\/b\u003e. \n\u003ci\u003eDoe\u003c\/i\u003e represents \n\u003cb\u003eYA at its best and horror at its finest\u003c\/b\u003e because it so unflinchingly confronts the brutal realities that underpin both. Rebecca has spun a story that is so \n\u003cb\u003eviscerally and electrically alive\u003c\/b\u003e and emerges a writer at the top of her craft. I will remember this book, and I will follow its author wherever she goes. \n\u003cb\u003eBrilliant. I loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e The team was right--all it took was one girl to undo us all. \n\u003cb\u003eI AM UNDONE!!!\u003c\/b\u003e\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eCourtney Summers\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eSadie\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Megan Abbott's \u003ci\u003eDare Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. A \n\u003cb\u003edarkly glittering thriller\u003c\/b\u003e in verse, \n\u003ci\u003eDoe \u003c\/i\u003evividly \n\u003cb\u003ecaptures the ferocity of girlhood\u003c\/b\u003e. Sharp, wounded, and \n\u003cb\u003eunsettling\u003c\/b\u003e--this is Barrow at her very best.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eRory Power\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eWilder Girls\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"An interestingly \n\u003cb\u003edark story warning of the struggles of small-town culture\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eteens who get lost in the cracks\u003c\/b\u003e of those towns, \n\u003cb\u003eand feminine rage\u003c\/b\u003e. \n\u003cb\u003eA worthy choice for readers who appreciate emotionally complicated, unlikable narrators and folk horror\u003c\/b\u003e.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThrilling crossover YA Horror perfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland and Tiffany Jackson, where the captain of a high school cheer team is caught in a bitter rivalry and turns to an ancient, supernatural creature for help, not knowing she's just made a deal with a devil and could lose everything that matters, including her life.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaris Larsen is the captain of the West Eaton High cheer team. She's Coach's favorite and the team worships her. Being on the team makes her feel special--powerful. When she's leading the girls on the mat, Maris doesn't have to think about her dead-end life in a dead-end town. She can forget about her depressed mother and absent father and the fact that her girlfriend doesn't really love her. But when newcomer and Coach's new golden girl, Genevieve Ray, joins the team, the only thing going right in Maris's life is suddenly in jeopardy. A bitter rivalry develops between the two, but Maris is determined to take Genevieve down. The knife she needs to wield comes to Maris in her dreams. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile sleepwalking, Maris is visited by a monstrous, decaying beast in the shape of an enormous deer. Doe is an ancient, tired creature who has been wandering, trapped in her current form for decades. She cannot die, but she cannot go on living as she has. Only a girl related by blood to those who bound her in this form can free her, but those girls she loved died years ago--murdered in a fire. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Maris is somehow linked to Doe's beloved girls--linked by blood--and so she has the power to free Doe, to unleash her immense power. In Maris's dreams, she and Doe form a bond, but Maris doesn't know the creature from her dreams is real. Maris doesn't understand the danger she's in. She only knows Doe has promised her a way to win her battle with Genevieve. But for Maris to win, someone has to die, and the only real winner in the end will be Doe.\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\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217006335, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/30\/2026 (EAN 9798217006335, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 78 (EAN 9798217006335, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217006335, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217006335, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 87 (EAN 9798217006335, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Nancy Paulsen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496220786966,"sku":"9798217006335","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217006335.jpg?v=1783057711","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/doe","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}