{"product_id":"slay-paperback-1","title":"Slay - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrittney Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Gripping and timely.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The YA debut we're most excited for this year.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A book that knocks you off your feet while dropping the kind of knowledge that'll keep you down for the count. Prepare to BE slain.\" --Nic Stone, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDear Martin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdd One Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/i\u003e in this dynamite debut novel that follows a fierce teen game developer as she battles a real-life troll intent on ruining the \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e-inspired video game she created and the safe community it represents for Black gamers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only Black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of Black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is the game developer, not her friends, her family, not even her boyfriend, Malcolm, who believes video games are partially responsible for the \"downfall of the Black man.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the SLAY world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and SLAY is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals. Even worse, an anonymous troll infiltrates the game, threatening to sue Kiera for \"anti-white discrimination.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDriven to save the only world in which she can be herself, Kiera must preserve her secret identity and harness what it means to be unapologetically Black in a world intimidated by Blackness. But can she protect her game without losing herself in the process?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrittney Morris is the author of \u003ci\u003eSLAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Cost of Knowing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Jump, \u003c\/i\u003eand has written video game narrative for Insomniac Games's \u003ci\u003eMarvel's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man 2\u003c\/i\u003e for PlayStation 5, Unknown Worlds's \u003ci\u003eSubnautica: Below Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, and Soma Games's \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Legends of Redwall\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the founder and former president of the Boston University Creative Writing Club. She holds a BA in economics. You can find her online at AuthorBrittneyMorris.com and on Twitter or Instagram @BrittneyMMorris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slay\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769443680544,"sku":"9781534445437","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88c63171e74db85744dd0bc85563c5ad.webp?v=1780348222","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slay-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}