{"product_id":"youre-no-better-deluxe-limited-edition","title":"You're No Better (Deluxe Limited Edition)","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\u003cb\u003eAndrew Joseph White \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eHell Followed with Us, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Compound Fracture, \u003c\/i\u003eand more \n\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, and lives in Virginia with his wife and their cranky cat. Learn more at AndrewJosephWhite.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhite crafts a precise and gripping plot filled with vivid imagery and dynamic three-dimensional characters. Through Morgan, who's desperate, flawed, empathetic, and sincere, he explores the violent impact of stereotypes that link neurodivergence and mental illness to murderous impulses. The resolution offers a satisfying harmony of realism, catharsis, and grounded hope for healing. \n\u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePREORDER NOW to receive the limited deluxe edition--only available on the first printing while supplies last! This striking deluxe hardcover edition features metallic edges, illustrated endpapers, a special case stamp, and foil jacket effects. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with another horrific YA thriller: a profound portrait of a struggling teen trying to convince the world--and himself--that he's better than the serial killer who raised him.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorgan Slaughter, a seventeen-year-old trans boy with autism, put his serial killer father in prison years ago. Despite that, everyone thinks Morgan will grow up to be just like his dad: including his volatile mother, the documentary crew following their family, and maybe himself. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperately, Morgan latches onto his father's final victim--the only one who was never identified--hoping that if he unravels the mystery, he'll finally prove he's better than the man who hurt him. But this puts Morgan in the crosshairs of classmate Felicity Keating, who knows the truth about Morgan's childhood--that he wasn't just a witness to his father's brutality, he was an accomplice. And if he doesn't let them help with his investigation? They'll tell \n\u003ci\u003eeveryone.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced to confront his past, Morgan's ugly but carefully controlled world unravels. The film crew is manipulative. His mother's temper spirals into malice, then violence. And Morgan and Felicity may be more tightly intertwined than either of them can stomach . . . \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYou're No Better\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty and unapologetic coming-of-age suspense about teens who grew up surrounded by cruelty and are clawing their way to adulthood the only way they know how.\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 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781682638224, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 102 (EAN 9781682638224, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\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":"Peachtree Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496120320278,"sku":"9781682638224","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781682638224.jpg?v=1783053481","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/youre-no-better-deluxe-limited-edition","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}