{"product_id":"love-other-curses-9780062791214","title":"Love \u0026 Other Curses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy in my school who can replace a faulty kick-down switch and also create the perfect smoky eye.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Weyward family has been haunted by a curse for generations--if a Weyward falls in love before their seventeenth birthday, the person they love dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam doesn't plan to fall for anyone in the weeks before his birthday. He'll spend his time working at the Eezy-Freeze with his dad; cooking up some midsummer magic with his grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother (the Grands); and experimenting with drag with the help of the queens at the Shangri-La, the local gay club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a new guy comes to town, Sam finds himself in trouble when they strike up a friendship that might be way more than that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Sam's birthday approaches and he still hasn't quite fallen in love, the curse seems to get more powerful and less specific about who it targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mysterious girl Sam talks to on the phone late at night and a woman he's only seen in a dream might have the answers he's been looking for--but time is running out to save the people he cares about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFord, Michael Thomas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Thomas Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of numerous works for both adults and young readers, including \u003cem\u003eSuicide Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as some of the earliest books about the HIV\/AIDS crisis and several books about the LGBTQ community. He lives in rural Appalachia with his husband and dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500164677906,"sku":"9780062791214","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac442a9c-e512-435e-a6d9-349442ca5b97.jpg?v=1753187480","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-other-curses-9780062791214","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}