{"product_id":"9781846017551","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Please Form Pairs : Squid Game meets Mean Girls by Chiren Kina","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 27\/08\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSQUID GAME \u003c\/i\u003eMEETS \u003ci\u003eMEAN GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e IN THIS #1 JAPANESE BESTSELLER ABOUT KEEPING UP AND STAYING (BARELY) ALIVE IN A GIRL-EAT-GIRL WORLD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW IN 20TH REPRINT WITH 150,000 COPIES SOLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMishin Mizushima isn't nearly kawaii enough by Tokyo standards. Her emotionally stunted mum clearly isn't a fan of hers either, ditching their micro-apartment with a bye-bye note scribbled on \u003ci\u003eMy Little Pony\u003c\/i\u003e stationery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer case is one of thousands in the city's cutthroat girls' schools, where towering alpha females move and think as a single, terrifyingly beautiful organism on its third double eyelid surgery. The betas blend into the furniture. The rest grovel for scraps at the bottom of the sparkly food chain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one classroom, a battle erupts between the barbies when a plaid-clad substitute teacher dares to flaunt the natural order by ordering the girls to form pairs with someone new. In the words of Hello Kitty, \"you can never have too many friends\" and everyone knows the best way to make friends is to play the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSquid Game \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eMean Girls \u003c\/i\u003ein this very kawaii survival drama where everyone must play by three rules: keep up, be liked, and stay (barely) alive in a girl-eat-girl world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE ADAPTED INTO A FEATURE FILM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369334583669,"sku":"9781846017551","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781846017551.jpg?v=1763553025","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781846017551","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}