{"product_id":"9781780316857","title":"Born Scared","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe much anticipated follow-up title from the multi-award winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bunker Diary\u003c\/em\u003e, recipient of the \u003cstrong\u003e2014 Carnegie Medal \u003c\/strong\u003efor an outstanding book for young adults.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliot is terrified of almost everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment he was born, his life has been governed by acute fear. The only thing that keeps his terrors in check are the pills that he takes every day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Christmas Eve, there's a snowstorm and Elliot's medication is almost gone. His mum nips out to collect his prescription. She'll only be 10 minutes - but shen she doesn't come back, Elliot must face his fears and try to find her. She should only be 400 metres away. It might as well be 400 miles...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBorn Scared\u003c\/em\u003e joins the ranks of Jennifer Niven's \u003cem\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/em\u003e, Ned Vizzini's \u003cem\u003eIt's Kind of A Funny Story, \u003c\/em\u003eand Jay Asher's \u003cem\u003eThirteen Reasons Why \u003c\/em\u003eas an example of teen fiction offering a frank and intelligent portrait of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Brooks\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis first novel, \u003cem\u003eMartyn Pig\u003c\/em\u003e, was shortlisted for a 2002 Carnegie Medal and won the 2003 Branford Boase Award. His second novel, \u003cem\u003eLucas\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2004 North East Book Award. In 2014 his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Bunker Diary\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the CILIP Carnegie Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin lives in North Yorkshire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Egmont UK Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139902193904,"sku":"9781780316857","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780316857_p0.jpg?v=1763714383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780316857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}