{"product_id":"break-to-you-9780062875761","title":"Break to You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBestselling author of \u003cem\u003eScythe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChallenger Deep \u003c\/em\u003eNeal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love--no matter the consequences. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she might be able to get through her sentence in the Compass juvenile detention center. Thankfully, she's allowed to keep her journal, where she writes down her most private thoughts when her feelings get too big.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the day she opens her journal and discovers that her thoughts are no longer so private. Someone has read her writings--and has written back. A boy who lives on the other side of the gender-divided detention center. A boy who sparks a fire in her to write back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon's story is different than Adriana's; he's already been at Compass for years and will be in the system for years to come. Still, when he reads the words Adriana writes to him, it makes him feel like the walls that hold them in have melted away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis fast-paced, highly compelling tour de force novel exposes what life is like in detention--and reveals the hearts of two teens who are forced to live in desperate circumstances. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowlden, Michelle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA space shuttle engineer and extreme hiker, \u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Knowlden \u003c\/strong\u003esplit her time between writing, riverboats, and the Arizona highlands with family, friends, and an Icelandic sponge named Marino. The Shamus Award nominee's stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Amazing Stories, Daily Science Fiction, \u003c\/em\u003e and Neal Shusterman's \u003cem\u003eUnBound\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGleanings\u003c\/em\u003e anthologies. Her books include\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe Abishag Mysteries quartet\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e the Deluded Detective series, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe Faith Interrupted Cozy Mysteries\u003cem\u003e, Her Last Mission, \u003c\/em\u003e and the 1930s novella \u003cem\u003eThe Admiral of Signal Hill.\u003c\/em\u003e Under the name Michelle Dutton, she wrote the fantasy series Ravenscar Shifters and the historical romance \u003cem\u003eLillian in the Doorway.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShusterman, Neal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Shusterman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling and award-winning author of more than fifty books, including \u003cem\u003eChallenger Deep\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the National Book Award; \u003cem\u003eScythe\u003c\/em\u003e, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; \u003cem\u003eDry\u003c\/em\u003e, which he cowrote with his son, Jarrod Shusterman; \u003cem\u003eUnwind\u003c\/em\u003e, which won more than thirty domestic and international awards; \u003cem\u003eBruiser\u003c\/em\u003e, which was on a dozen state lists; \u003cem\u003eThe Schwa Was Here\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e Award; and \u003cem\u003eGame Changer\u003c\/em\u003e, which debuted as an indie top-five best seller. He is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for the body of his work. You can visit him online at storyman.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoung, Debra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDebra Young\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She published stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Horror Zine\u003c\/em\u003e, Dark Fire Fiction, \u003cem\u003eSwords and Sorcery\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and\u003cem\u003e Black Fox Literary Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and was the author of \u003cem\u003eGrave Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e, a story anthology. Sadly, she passed away due to complications from lupus in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574845772050,"sku":"9780062875761","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c2b2808-ad88-4f9c-9018-f99c91191faf.jpg?v=1767094188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/break-to-you-9780062875761","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}