{"product_id":"9781938126260","title":"Where Wicked Starts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat's when I noticed the couple we later named Bony and Mr. Creep sitting two rows in front of us. He had his arm around her, not like a father would do, or like I imagined a father would do—slinging his arm over the back of her chair. No, his arm was around her shoulders like she was his date. Bony kept wriggling but he would just grip her harder. Finally she gave up and sat still.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe leaned over and licked her cheek.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen stepsisters Nick and Luna suspect that a girl they meet at a Florida alligator farm is being held captive, they enlist an older boy with a set of wheels to help rescue her. Their parents are too busy renovating a bed and breakfast to realize the girls are in real danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of the Radioactive Lady\u003c\/i\u003e—a \u003ci\u003eLadies' Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club selection—\u003ci\u003eMermaids on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe First Paper Girl in Red Oak, Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at Florida State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Henley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four short story collections—including \u003ci\u003eOther Heartbreaks\u003c\/i\u003e—and two novels, \u003ci\u003eIn the River Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHummingbird House\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Engine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051510546672,"sku":"9781938126260","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938126260_p0.jpg?v=1763663223","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938126260","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}