{"product_id":"9780385744737","title":"Stone Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Intense, original, compelling . . . bristles with attitude. So cool. Just read it.\"—Michael Grant, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn the vein of the cult classic Mad Max series, crossed with Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e and S.E. Hinton's \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders, \u003c\/i\u003ethis inventive debut novel blends adrenaline-fueled action with an improbable yet tender romance to offer a rich and vivid portrayal of misfits and loners forced together in their struggle for a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Stone wants freedom and peace. He wants a chance to escape Blackwater, the dust-bowl desert town he grew up in. Most of all, he wants the beautiful Sadie Blood. Alongside Sadie and the dangerous outsider Kane, Adam will ride the Blackwater Trail in a brutal race that will test them all, body and soul. Only the strongest will survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prize? A one-way ticket to Sky-Base and unimaginable luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for a chance at this new life, Adam will risk everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Praise for \u003ci\u003eStone Rider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hofmeyr constructs a bleak futuristic world and \u003cb\u003ea landscape both sublime and unforgiving\u003c\/b\u003e...[in his] novel about self-preservation and reclaiming one’s humanity amid brutality.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dangerous race is run with everything on the line in this \u003cb\u003egritty dystopian thrill ride.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gritty \u003cb\u003enonstop action.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003etruly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e dystopian novel.\"-\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016427847920,"sku":"9780385744737","price":13.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385744737_p0.jpg?v=1763695303","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385744737","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}