{"product_id":"rainsong","title":"Rainsong","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\tThe daughter of Afghan and Australian immigrants, LILA RIESEN was raised in the United States. Her undergraduate studies in English were completed at Indiana University and the Australian National University. In 2017, Lila graduated with a master's degree in English literature and linguistics from the University of Zurich in Switzerland. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eFree Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e, a YA novel, inspired by her cashew-coveting baba and all the Afghans fighting for peace, in the US and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cb\u003eFresh and atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e... unputdownable [through] the last breathless twist.\" --Jihyun Yun, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eAnd The River Drags Her Down. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Cinematic settings, pulse-pounding pacing, and a distinctively rendered, culturally diverse cast propel \n\u003cb\u003ea wholly original and fiercely character-driven tale\u003c\/b\u003e that grapples with generational trauma and economic disparity.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The premise is compelling, and.... \n\u003cb\u003edeliciously terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is coastal noir for true crime junkies and teens who prefer love stories with a touch of tragedy. \n\u003cb\u003eA propulsive page-turner that will seep into your bones\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn a small town haunted by unsolved disappearances, a teen with a secret ability must unravel a deadly mystery -- before she becomes the next victim.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMendocino is not the quaint coastal California town Zayn Pereira imagined. It's shrouded in a fog that never lets up. Posters of a missing teen girl are plastered everywhere, and just offshore is an island called Rainsong, rumored to be haunted. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt her new school, everyone is tense and suspicious of each other. So when charismatic Ollie takes Zayn under her wing, it's a relief -- but is her charm hiding something? People assume brooding Tiago, the missing girl's ex-boyfriend, is responsible for her disappearance...but Zayn can't keep her eyes off him. Is he really who everyone says he is? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides, Zayn has a secret of her own. And when Tiago is struck by a car one night, she is forced to reveal it to save him. In doing so, Zayn discovers her connection to a generations-old feud that still rages today. Can she break herself from the grip of Mendocino's past tragedy? Or will she become the next girl on the missing poster? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with angsty romance, supernatural powers, murder, and vengeance, this is a chilling and propulsive read.\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 9780593810286, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/23\/2026 (EAN 9780593810286, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 82 (EAN 9780593810286, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593810286, 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":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496147026198,"sku":"9780593810286","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593810286.jpg?v=1783053985","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/rainsong","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}