{"product_id":"2940170595570","title":"The Beast Is an Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA girl with a secret talent must save her village from the encroaching darkness in this haunting and deeply satisfying tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese soul eaters, twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly morphed into something not quite human, devour human souls. Alys, and all the other children, were spared-and they were sent to live in a neighboring village. There the devout people created a strict world where good and evil are as fundamental as the nursery rhymes children sing. Fear of the soul eaters-and of the Beast they believe guides them-rule village life. But the Beast is not what they think it is. And neither is Alys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, Alys feels connected to the soul eaters, and maybe even to the Beast itself. As she grows from a child to a teenager, she longs for the freedom of the forest. And she has a gift she can tell no one, for fear they will call her a witch. When disaster strikes, Alys finds herself on a journey to heal herself and her world. A journey that will take her through the darkest parts of the forest, where danger threatens her from the outside-and from within her own heart and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117427474672,"sku":"2940170595570","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170595570_p0.jpg?v=1763713845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170595570","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}