{"product_id":"9781921758645","title":"Queen of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This inventive read successfully combines elements of contemporary teen lit, dystopian adventures, and The X-Men into a delicate, elliptical, and heartfelt genre all its own.'— \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's \u003ci\u003eBladerunner \u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan \u003c\/i\u003e with a bit of sweetness, sadness and tension.\"— \u003ci\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fabulously compelling . . . Hall casts a spell and draws you in.\"— \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Combining reality with a nightmarish world, she creates a third state in which you are never quite sure if your feet are touching the ground . . . As the battle between night and day continues in \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e , Hall very cleverly explores the yin and the yang of human nature.\"— \u003ci\u003eSaturday Age\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeanne Hall won the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing in 2009 for her spellbinding debut \u003ci\u003eThis Is Shyness\u003c\/i\u003e . The novel received outstanding reviews and was shortlisted for a number of major Australian literary awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Night \u003c\/i\u003e is set six months after \u003ci\u003eThis Is Shyness\u003c\/i\u003e . Nia has tried to forget Wolfboy, the mysterious boy she spent one night with in Shyness. He said he'd call but didn't. And then Wolfboy calls. Things are changing in the suburb of Shyness, where the sun doesn't rise and dreams and reality are mingled. Wolfboy needs help to save their friend Paul from a dangerous subculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Night \u003c\/i\u003e is about the impossibility of recreating the past and the pain of facing up to reality. About finding the truth when you can't see clearly. Wildgirl and Wolfboy must learn to trust each other again and find their way through the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended for ages fourteen and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060602913008,"sku":"9781921758645","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921758645_p0.jpg?v=1763632270","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921758645","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}