{"product_id":"the-female-of-the-species-paperback","title":"The Female of the Species - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMindy McGinnis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a riveting contemporary YA novel that examines rape culture through alternating perspectives. A stunning, unforgettable page-turner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn't feel bad about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best--the language of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can't be trusted among other people. Not with Jack, the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the role he played the night Anna's body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the preacher's kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at an animal shelter. Not anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their senior year unfolds, Alex's darker nature breaks out, setting these three teens on a collision course that will change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2017 Tayshas List Selection * YALSA Top 10 Best YA Fiction of 2017 * \u003cem\u003eSchool Libray Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best of 2016 * Junior Library Guild Selection * \u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2016 * Bustle's Best Young Adult Books of 2016 * Mashable's 8 Best YA Books of 2016 * \u003cem\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/em\u003e's 10 Best YA Books of 2016 *\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCCBC Choices 2017 * 2018-2019 Louisiana Readers' Choice Award Nominee \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 \u0026amp; 2020 Choose to Read Ohio Booklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex Craft knows how to kill someone\u003c\/em\u003e. And she doesn't feel bad about it. Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best--the language of violence. While her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can't be trusted among other people. Not with Jack, the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the role he played the night Anna's body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the preacher's kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at an animal shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their senior year unfolds, Alex's darker nature breaks out, setting these three teens on a collision course that will change their lives forever. 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