{"product_id":"ask-him-why-9781503948907","title":"Ask Him Why","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a stunning, emotional story of a young soldier's unthinkable act...and the unbreakable bonds between a sister and brother.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth and her little brother, Aubrey, are just teenagers when their older brother ships off to Iraq. When Joseph returns, uninjured, only three and a half months later, Ruth is happy he is safe but also deeply worried. How can it be that her courageous big brother has been dishonorably discharged for refusing to go out on duty? Aubrey can't believe that his hero doesn't have very good reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet as the horrifying details of the incident emerge, Joseph disappears. In their attempts to find him, Ruth and Aubrey discover he has a past far darker than either of them could imagine. But even as they learn more about their brother, important questions remain unanswered--why did he betray his unit, his country, and now his family? Joseph's refusal to speak ignites a fire in young Aubrey that results in a disastrous, and public, act of rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe impact of Joseph's fateful decision one night in Baghdad will echo for years to come, with his siblings caught between their love for him and the media's engulfing frenzy of judgment. Will their family ever make their way back to each other and find a way to forgive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHyde, Catherine Ryan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde is the author of thirty-three published books. Her bestselling 1999 novel, \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted into a major Warner Bros. motion picture, made the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults list and was translated into more than two dozen languages for distribution in more than thirty countries. Her novels \u003ci\u003eBecoming Chloe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e were included on the ALA's Rainbow List; \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e was also a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards and won Rainbow Awards in two categories. \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Hoofbeats\u003c\/i\u003e won a Rainbow Award. More than fifty of her short stories have been published in many journals, including the \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eSanta Barbara Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the bestselling anthology \u003ci\u003eDog Is My Co-Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fiction received honorable mention in the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, a second-place win for the Tobias Wolff Award, and nominations for \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have also been cited in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHyde is the founder and former president of the Pay It Forward Foundation. As a professional public speaker, she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with AmeriCorps members at the White House, and shared a dais with Bill Clinton. An avid equestrian, photographer, and traveler, she lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339517595922,"sku":"9781503948907","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc6426e3-cbe2-4f4c-822f-8c391dc72513.jpg?v=1728006381","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ask-him-why-9781503948907","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}