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    "annotation": "<p><strong>For fans of&nbsp;<em>Pretty Little Liars</em>,&nbsp;<em>Little Monsters</em>&nbsp;is a new psychological thriller, from the author of&nbsp;<em>The Darkest Corners</em>, about appearances versus reality and the power of manipulation amongst teenage girls.</strong><br /><span>Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-new life. A life with a stepbrother, a stepmother, and strangest of all, an adoring younger half sister.</span><br /><span>Kacey&rsquo;s new life is eerily charming compared with the wild highs and lows of the old one she lived with her volatile mother. And everyone is so nice in Broken Falls&mdash;she&rsquo;s even been welcomed into a tight new circle of friends. Bailey and Jade invite her to do everything with them.</span><br /><span>Which is why it&rsquo;s so odd when they start acting distant. And when they don&rsquo;t invite her to the biggest party of the year, it doesn&rsquo;t exactly feel like an accident.</span><br /><span>But Kacey will never be able to ask, because Bailey never makes it home from that party. Suddenly, Broken Falls doesn&rsquo;t seem so welcoming after all&mdash;especially once everyone starts looking to the new girl for answers.</span><br /><span>Kacey is about to learn some very important lessons: Sometimes appearances can be deceiving. Sometimes when you&rsquo;re the new girl, you shouldn&rsquo;t trust anyone.</span></p>",
    "description": "<p><strong>For fans of&nbsp;<em>Pretty Little Liars</em>,&nbsp;<em>Little Monsters</em>&nbsp;is a new psychological thriller, from the author of&nbsp;<em>The Darkest Corners</em>, about appearances versus reality and the power of manipulation amongst teenage girls.<br /></strong><br /><span>Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-new life. A life with a stepbrother, a stepmother, and strangest of all, an adoring younger half sister.</span><br /><span>Kacey&rsquo;s new life is eerily charming compared with the wild highs and lows of the old one she lived with her volatile mother. And everyone is so nice in Broken Falls&mdash;she&rsquo;s even been welcomed into a tight new circle of friends. Bailey and Jade invite her to do everything with them.</span><br /><span>Which is why it&rsquo;s so odd when they start acting distant. And when they don&rsquo;t invite her to the biggest party of the year, it doesn&rsquo;t exactly feel like an accident.<br /></span><br /><span>But Kacey will never be able to ask, because Bailey never makes it home from that party. Suddenly, Broken Falls doesn&rsquo;t seem so welcoming after all&mdash;especially once everyone starts looking to the new girl for answers.<br /></span><br /><span>Kacey is about to learn some very important lessons: Sometimes appearances can be deceiving. Sometimes when you&rsquo;re the new girl, you shouldn&rsquo;t trust anyone.</span></p>",
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