{"product_id":"junie-a-gma-book-club-pick-9780593725115","title":"Junie: A GMA Book Club Pick by Eckstine, Erin Crosby","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD MORNING AMERICA\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK CLUB PICK - A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister's ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An enrapturing tale of survival . . . Eckstine has poured a ton of heart into her characters.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The richly textured prose quickly pulled me into [Junie's] treacherous yet magical world.\"--Charmaine Wilkerson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Cake\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to the white master's daughter, Violet. Her daydreams are filled with poetry and faraway worlds, while she spends her nights secretly roaming through the forest, consumed with grief over the sudden death of her older sister, Minnie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen wealthy guests arrive from New Orleans, hinting at marriage for Violet and upending Junie's life, she commits a desperate act--one that rouses Minnie's spirit from the grave, tethered to this world unless Junie can free her. She enlists the aid of Caleb, the guests' coachman, and their friendship soon becomes something more. Yet as long-held truths begin to crumble, she realizes Bellereine is harboring dark and horrifying secrets that can no longer be ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith time ticking down, Junie begins to push against the harsh current that has controlled her entire life. As she grapples with an increasingly unfamiliar world in which she has little control, she is forced to ask herself: When we choose love and liberation, what must we leave behind?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Crosby Eckstine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.38w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593725115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2024 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Crosby Eckstine\u003c\/b\u003e is an author of speculative historical fiction, personal essays, and anything else she's in the mood for. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Eckstine grew up between the South and Los Angeles before moving to New York City to attend Barnard College. She earned a master's in secondary English education from Stanford University and taught high school English for six years. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45200311058585,"sku":"9780593725115","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_f06b3a60-948c-42d4-8b77-33f40ef59099.jpg?v=1741386381","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/junie-a-gma-book-club-pick-9780593725115","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}