{"product_id":"dear-rachel-maddow-9781250308832","title":"Dear Rachel Maddow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Adrienne Kisner's \u003ci\u003eDear Rachel Maddow\u003c\/i\u003e, a high school girl deals with school politics and life after her brother's death by drafting emails to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow in this funny and heartfelt young adult debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrynn Haper's life has one steadying force--Rachel Maddow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe watches her daily, and after writing to Rachel for a school project--and actually getting a response--Brynn starts drafting e-mails to Rachel but never sending them. Brynn tells Rachel about breaking up with her first serious girlfriend, about her brother Nick's death, about her passive mother and even worse stepfather, about how she's stuck in remedial courses at school and is considering dropping out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Brynn is confronted with a moral dilemma. One student representative will be allowed to have a voice among the administration in the selection of a new school superintendent. Brynn's archnemesis, Adam, and ex-girlfriend, Sarah, believe only Honors students are worthy of the selection committee seat. Brynn feels all students deserve a voice. When she runs for the position, the knives are out. So she begins to ask herself: What Would Rachel Maddow Do? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDear Rachel Maddow\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWhat unfolds is a heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful tale of a struggling student who sees an injustice and steps in\u003c\/b\u003e. She does so unwillingly, but still, she does. Brynn is realistically depicted and even though this novel is epistolary, the supporting characters are well fleshed out, too. \u003cb\u003eA necessary purchase wherever there are teens\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In her debut novel, \u003cb\u003eKisner uses the epistolary format to portray the life of a girl who has very little parental support and is seemingly falling through the cracks at school\u003c\/b\u003e. . .Revealing Brynn to be an individual with\u003cb\u003e realistic insecurities, biases, and complexities\u003c\/b\u003e, Kisner playfully explores the very human manner in which a stranger like Maddow might come to feel like a friend and confidant.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKisner, Adrienne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAdrienne Kisner \u003c\/b\u003ehas master's and doctorate degrees in theology from Boston University and was inspired by her work with high school and college students to write \u003ci\u003eDear Rachel Maddow\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts with an MFA in writing for children and young adults. \u003ci\u003eDear Rachel Maddow \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut.","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414835597586,"sku":"9781250308832","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_418de74f-33e2-4590-9b58-7a28f2b01538.jpg?v=1729387556","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-rachel-maddow-9781250308832","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}