{"product_id":"9781250180773","title":"Devil in Ohio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA traumatized girl lives with a family after escaping a cult in this debut YA suspense\/thriller that was inspired by true events.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDevil in Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e kept me up until 3 a.m. with the lights on–in a good way. It’s a haunting thriller for readers who like fear, humor, and heart in one package.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMeredith Goldstein, advice columnist and feature reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, author of upcoming YA novel \u003ci\u003eChemistry Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping, urgent and addictive, \u003ci\u003eDevil in Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e balances the dark exploration of cults with a compelling and often humorous take on teen social dynamics. This is the debut you won’t want to miss.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAditi Khorana, author of critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Library of Fates\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMirror in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen fifteen-year-old Jules Mathis comes home from school to find a strange girl sitting in her kitchen, her psychiatrist mother reveals that Mae is one of her patients at the hospital and will be staying with their family for a few days. But soon Mae is wearing Jules’s clothes, sleeping in her bedroom, edging her out of her position on the school paper, and flirting with Jules’s crush. And Mae has no intention of leaving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen things get weird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJules walks in on a half-dressed Mae, startled to see: a pentagram carved into Mae’s back. Jules pieces together clues and discovers that Mae is a survivor of the strange cult that’s embedded in a nearby town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the cult will stop at nothing to get Mae back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind out what happens in \u003ci\u003eDevil in Ohio \u003c\/i\u003eby Daria Polatin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDevil in Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Polatin weaves a thrilling and suspenseful story in her debut, inspired by true events. Jules Mathis' life is thrown into turmoil after her psychiatrist mother invites Mae—a patient, cult survivor, and troubled young girl with a pentagram carved into her back—to stay with their family. . . . Eager readers will keep turning pages to discover Mae's secrets and her connection to the Mathis family.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Between the danger Jules's mother brings to the family and the cringe-worthy cult rituals described, this story is sometimes difficult to read—but sometimes the most important stories are the most challenging.\" —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'Devil in Ohio' will grip you with its frightening twists and turns, but it is its tenderness that will stay with you. Daria Polatin brings humor and heart to a story that shines some much-needed light on the darkness of our world.\" —Abdi Nazemian, author of People Magazine's Teen Pick \u003ci\u003eThe Authentics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Walk-In Closet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply thoughtful, funny and human. 'Devil in Ohio' is a perfect blend of thriller, humor, character-driven drama, and good old fashioned storytelling.\" —Bekah Brunstetter, playwright, writer-producer of Emmy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThis is Us \u003c\/i\u003eon NBC and screenwriter of the upcoming film adaptation of bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Secret.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's fitting that the main character in \u003ci\u003eDevil in Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e is a Hitchcock fan. This twisty psychological thriller has the jumps, shocks and brilliant ah-ha moments that make it feel like Hitch gone YA, complete with characters as lovable as all of his best.\" —Jessie Rosen, author of YA thriller \u003ci\u003eDead Ringer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's top 25 blog, \u003ci\u003e20-Nothings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The seclusion of the cult makes its practices all the more horrible as they operate outside the normal structures of legal accountability; the police's frustrating refusal to engage and the mild narrative scolding of middle-class privilege play to readers who want to explore questions of heroic good versus supernatural evil in realistic fiction. A titillating ending suggests, however, that Mae's immersion in cults may not be over.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034439565552,"sku":"9781250180773","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250180773_p0.jpg?v=1763703078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250180773","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}