{"product_id":"halfway-normal-9781481478519","title":"Halfway Normal","description":"\u003cb\u003eA cancer survivor must readjust to \"normal\" middle school life in this hopeful novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTruth or Dare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorah Levy has just completed two years of treatment for leukemia and is ready to go back to the \"real world\" of middle school. She knows it'll be tricky--but like the Greek mythological characters she read about while she was sick, Norah's up for any challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut seventh grade turns out to be trickier than she thought. Norah's classmates don't know what to make of her. Her best friend, Harper, tries to be there for her, but she doesn't \u003ci\u003eget it\u003c\/i\u003e, really--and is hanging out with a new group of girls. Norah's other good friend, Silas, is avoiding her. What's that about, anyway? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Norah is placed with the eighth graders for math and science she meets Griffin, a cute boy who encourages her love of Greek mythology and art. And Norah decides not to tell him her secret--that she was \"that girl\" who had cancer. But when something happens to make secret-keeping impossible, Norah must figure out a way to share her cancer story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut how do you explain something to others that you can't explain to yourself? Can Nora take her cue from her favorite Greek myth? And then, once she finds the words, can she move forward with a whole new 'normal'?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Dee is the author of fourteen middle grade novels including \u003ci\u003eUnstuck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Violets Are Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in the Fish Tank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe He Just Likes You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Everything I Know About You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalfway\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNormal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Children's Books, the ALA Notable Children's Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338281750802,"sku":"9781481478519","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ee1a6f4-4e56-46ef-86a0-3ec43d8cf598.jpg?v=1727980630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/halfway-normal-9781481478519","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}