{"product_id":"facing-the-sun-9781534406056","title":"Facing the Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Margot Sanchez\u003c\/i\u003e in this Caribbean-set \"heartwarming and sincere\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) story about four friends who experience unexpected changes in their lives during the summer when a hotel developer purchases their community's beloved beach.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChange is coming to Pinder Street...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve\u003c\/b\u003e is the rock in her family of seven, the one they always depend on. But when her dad is diagnosed with cancer, she wants nothing more than to trade her worries for some red lipstick and a carefree night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaith\u003c\/b\u003e is the dancer all the boys want, but she only has eyes for the one she can't have. Only thing is, all the flirting in the world can't distract her from her broken home life...or the secrets that she hides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeeKee\u003c\/b\u003e is the poet who won't follow the rules, not even to please her estranged father. But after a horrible betrayal, she'll have to choose between being right and losing everyone she loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNia\u003c\/b\u003e is the prisoner longing to escape her overprotective mother. A summer art program might be her ticket to freedom, yet it comes with a terrible price--and the risk may not be worth the reward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReady or not, it's time for these four friends to face the sun.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMather, Janice Lynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Janice Lynn Mather is a Bahamian writer with an MFA from the University of British Columbia. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Governor General's Literary Award finalist, a BC Book Prize finalist, shortlisted for the 2019 CCBC Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, an Amelia Bloomer's Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers pick, and a Junior Library Guild selection. \u003ci\u003eFacing the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel for young adults. Janice Lynn lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her family and a growing collection of dust bunnies.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529365426450,"sku":"9781534406056","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_451fc469-d542-4aa1-b467-7b5a158b0c1d.jpg?v=1731345412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/facing-the-sun-9781534406056","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}