{"product_id":"birthday-9781250129857","title":"Birthday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lovers who surmount the odds have always been intense emotional fodder, but rarely have we seen a story like \u003ci\u003eBirthday\u003c\/i\u003e...true and raw, haunting and undeniable.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo best friends. A shared birthday. Six years...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eERIC: \u003c\/b\u003eThere was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other's side--as Morgan's mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes I worry that Morgan and I won't be best friends forever. That there'll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there's no turning back the clock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORGAN: \u003c\/b\u003eI know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I'm trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Maybe one day I'll be ready to become the person I am inside. To become her. To tell the world. To tell Eric. But when? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan's destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they're meant to be--and if they're meant to be together. From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Was Your Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, Meredith Russo, comes a heart-wrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eBirthday\u003c\/i\u003e is an altogether singular contribution to the gradually growing body of transgender literature and, indeed, to mainstream literature, as well.\" --ALA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEREDITH RUSSO\u003c\/b\u003e was born, raised, and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her true self in late 2013 and never looked back. \u003ci\u003eIf I Was Your Girl \u003c\/i\u003ewas partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Like Amanda, Meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524332982546,"sku":"9781250129857","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9100b8f0-3e3b-4caa-aede-5a57f1630999.jpg?v=1731176786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/birthday-9781250129857","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}