{"product_id":"the-pledge-9781442422018","title":"The Pledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kimberly Derting\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines what class you are, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place--looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she's been hiding her whole life. Her only place of release is the drug-filled underground club scene, where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. There, she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy who speaks a language she's never heard, and her secret is almost exposed. Through a series of violent upheavals, it becomes clear that Charlie herself is the key to forcing out the oppressive power structure of her kingdom....\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45355032838295,"sku":"9781442422018","price":1013.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781442422018.webp?v=1769290989","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-pledge-9781442422018","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}