{"product_id":"life-loss-and-puffins-9781662504433","title":"Life, Loss, and Puffins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating and emotional novel about grief, hope, friendship, and taking life one beautiful and spontaneous day at a time by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreakishly smart. That's the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself Euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about to enter college at thirteen years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoarding at a house near campus 150 miles from home, Ru meets seventeen-year-old Gabriel, an outsider himself who, like Ru, has trouble making friends--until they form a fast sibling-like bond. Finding a relatable someone in the world to talk to is a first for both of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Ru's mother dies and the threat of living with her miserable aunt looms, Ru hatches an escape. It's an impulsive road trip that takes Ru and Gabriel from California to Canada, where Ru can fulfill her ultimate dream: to see Atlantic puffins in the glorious wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMile by mile, Ru discovers the joy of friendship, found family, dark night skies, and the aurora borealis, and she basks in going from being a smart person to just a person. Though she knows they'll be in trouble when they're caught, for the short time they are navigating twist by twist of an unknown road, the freedom is liberating, and she is living for what feels like the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHyde, Catherine Ryan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of well over forty books and counting. An avid traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer, she shares her astrophotography with readers on her website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer novel \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than twenty-three languages for distribution in over thirty countries. Both \u003ci\u003eBecoming Chloe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e were included on the ALA's Rainbow Book List, and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards. \u003ci\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/i\u003e won two Rainbow Awards in 2013, and \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Hoofbeats\u003c\/i\u003e won a Rainbow Award in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than fifty of her short stories have been published in the \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals; in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eSanta Barbara Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e; and in the bestselling anthology \u003ci\u003eDog Is My Co-Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have been honored by the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest and the Tobias Wolff Award and have been nominated for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have been cited in the annual \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a professional public speaker, she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with AmeriCorps members at the White House, and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information, please visit the author at www.catherineryanhyde.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610103877906,"sku":"9781662504433","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7119a11c-54b3-41da-ad54-2b73943ab2ac.jpg?v=1748686908","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-loss-and-puffins-9781662504433","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}