{"product_id":"9780062397010","title":"Blight","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen an agribusiness facility producing genetically engineered food releases a deadly toxin into the environment, seventeen-year-old Tempest Torres races to deliver the cure before time runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed American Booksellers Association’s Indies Introduce pick \u003cem\u003eSalvage\u003c\/em\u003e, which was called “Brilliant, feminist science fiction” by Stephanie Perkins, the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAnna and the French Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e. This stand-alone action-adventure story is perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Scorpion\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Tempest Torres has lived on the AgraStar farm north of Atlanta, Georgia, since she was found outside its gates at the age of five. Now she’s part of the security force guarding the fence and watching for scavengers—people who would rather steal genetically engineered food from the Company than work for it. When a group of such rebels accidentally sets off an explosion in the research compound, it releases into the air a blight that kills every living thing in its path—including humans. With blight-resistant seeds in her pocket, Tempest teams up with a scavenger boy named Alder and runs for help. But when they finally arrive at AgraStar headquarters, they discover that there’s an even bigger plot behind the blight—and it’s up to them to stop it from happening again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by current environmental issues, specifically the genetic adjustment of seeds to resist blight and the risks of not allowing natural seed diversity, this is an action-adventure story that is Margaret Atwood’s \u003cem\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/em\u003e meets Nancy Farmer’s \u003cem\u003eHouse of the Scorpion\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107751117040,"sku":"9780062397010","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062397010_p0.jpg?v=1763630864","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062397010","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}