{"product_id":"natural-selection","title":"Natural Selection","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\tClare Edge is an author (and witch) who was raised in the Rocky Mountains, where she learned to be \"bear aware\" before she was taught about \"stranger danger.\" She's a huge theater nerd and a recovering academic and is rarely found without a tarot deck nearby. Clare's cozy middle-grade fantasy series Accidental Demons was a New York Public Library Best Book for Kids and a Cybils Award finalist. \n\u003ci\u003eNatural Selection \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel for young adults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"It's been ages since I \n\u003cb\u003edevoured\u003c\/b\u003e a book this quickly.\" --Karen M. McManus, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eOne of Us Is Lying\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA story full of feminine rage\u003c\/b\u003e and teeth and it will keep you glued to every page.\" --C. G. Drews, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Forest In\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A feminist revenge \n\u003cb\u003emasterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Megan Lally, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThat's Not My Name\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eDeeply readable\u003c\/b\u003e, hilariously funny, and so eerily relevant to the world we live in.\" --Kirsten King, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Good Person\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eReaders will be hunting for answers\u003c\/b\u003e until the very last page.\" --Megan Davidhizar, author of \n\u003ci\u003eSilent Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unflinching, and \n\u003cb\u003epositively brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Adrienne Tooley, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThere Are Ghosts Here\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is glorious, and \n\u003cb\u003eyou absolutely need to read it\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Bar Fridman-Tell, author of \n\u003ci\u003eHoneysuckle\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA love letter\u003c\/b\u003e to furious girlhood.\" --Mary Roach, author of \n\u003ci\u003eSeven for a Secret\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA masterful debut\u003c\/b\u003e and a skin-crawling, gory, vital punch of truly unique feminist horror.\" --Logan-Ashley Kisner, author of \n\u003ci\u003eOld Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Scathingly brilliant, painfully relevant, and utterly addictive, \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e sinks its claws in and never lets go\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Kelsea Yu, Shirley Jackson Award nominee and author of \n\u003ci\u003eIt's Only a Game\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \n\u003cb\u003eferociously furious \u003c\/b\u003ewish-fulfillment fantasy of taking that power back.\" --Codie Crowley, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBody Count\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eNatural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e is the definition of ' \n\u003cb\u003eunputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e.'\" --Meg Smitherman, author of \n\u003ci\u003eEntity\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThrum \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA compulsive small-town thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with ice and tension.\" --Holly Gramazio, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Husbands \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA fierce, feminist anthem.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA gripping feminist revenge story\u003c\/b\u003e about girls who aren't afraid to bare their claws.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThree girls bond in unsettling ways when a grizzly starts picking off known abusers in their secluded mountain town in this darkly funny, deeply feminist novel for fans of books like \u003ci\u003eThe Honeys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilder Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it comes to boys and bears, always choose the bear.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe girls of Riverside are raised to grin and bear it. Until three of them can't anymore. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMegan Lawless (aka Outlaw): \u003c\/b\u003eRiverside born and raised. Lettered in volleyball, basketball, and track. HATES Kevin Johnson, but tolerates him for her best friend, Megan. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMegan Deloria: \u003c\/b\u003eOutlaw's ride or die. Riverside royalty and soon to be valedictorian. Shoo-in for the homecoming crown alongside her boyfriend, Kevin. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeghan Bach (aka Bee): \u003c\/b\u003e Moved to Riverside last year. Still the \"new girl.\" Pulls tarot cards daily. Just wants to forget what happened last summer at that party with Kevin. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there's Kevin Johnson: Riverside's Golden Boy. Only scared of two things--the dark and bears. Soon, he'll be scared of three more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Megan, Megan, and Meghan are done with Kevin, and they're about to teach everyone in their tiny rural town the new natural order: Predator, meet prey.\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 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217117451, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/29\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9798217117451, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217117451, 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":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496189657366,"sku":"9798217117451","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217117451.jpg?v=1783057127","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/natural-selection","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}