{"product_id":"9780063230378","title":"A Long Stretch of Bad Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e2024 Whippoorwill Award Honor Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2025–2026 MASL Gateway Award Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a thrilling and gripping YA mystery about a small town’s past and the secrets unearthed by way of two teen girls—and a podcast. Perfect for fans of Sadie, The Cheerleaders, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lifetime of hard work has put Lydia Chass on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behind—until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs one more credit to graduate. An unexpected partnership forms as the two remake Lydia’s town history podcast to investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Days—a week when Henley was hit by a tornado and a flash flood as well as its first, only, and unsolved murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their investigation unearths buried secrets, some don’t want them to see the light. When the threats escalate, the girls have to uncover the truth before the dark history of Henley catches up with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall Town Mystery:\u003c\/b\u003e In a town where politeness is everything, Lydia and Bristal’s podcast starts asking questions about the one week everyone wants to forget.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTeen Detectives:\u003c\/b\u003e The valedictorian and the town troublemaker team up to earn a history credit, but find themselves in the middle of a dangerous investigation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Decades-Old Murder:\u003c\/b\u003e The town’s first and only homicide happened during a chaotic week of natural disasters. Now, someone will do anything to keep the truth buried with the victim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYA Suspense:\u003c\/b\u003e As the girls get closer to the truth, anonymous threats escalate, turning their school project into a race for survival.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mindy McGinnis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132707848341,"sku":"9780063230378","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063230378.jpg?v=1776887850","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063230378","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}