{"product_id":"pay-it-forward-9781476796383","title":"Pay It Forward","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn immediate bestseller when first published, \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward \u003c\/i\u003ecaptured hearts all over the world, became a wildly popular film, and spawned a generation of increased altruism. This anniversary edition includes a new introduction by the author. It takes an inspiring and moving tale of a young boy who believed in the power of kindness and brings it to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Trevor McKinney accepts his social studies teacher's challenge: come up with a plan to change the world. His idea is simple: Do a good deed for three people and ask them to \"pay it forward\" to three others in need. He envisions a vast movement of kindness and goodwill spreading beyond his small California town and across the world. The project, however, appears to falter. Jerry, a bum who receives some allowance money from Trevor, returns to a life of dissolution. Trevor wants his pretty, hardworking mother--a woman who raised him lovingly despite struggles with alcoholism--to marry his teacher, Reuben St. Clair. Reuben is a scarred, bitter, untrusting man with a disfiguring injury from Vietnam. He seems to come alive only when in front of his class. For a time that matchmaking brings nothing but problems. Ultimately, though, unusual things start to happen. Crime rates dip across the nation, and nobody seems to know why. Then a journalist tracks down the source: an epidemic of random acts of kindness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnyone who has ever despaired of one person's ability to effect change will rejoice in Trevor's courage and determination to see the good in everyone.\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 - Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of twenty-five books, which include \u003ci\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e When You Were Older\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Walk Me Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e When I Found You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Don't Let Me Go\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Language of Hoofbeats\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTake Me With You\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. More than fifty of her short stories have been published in various literary magazines. Following the success of \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, Catherine founded the Pay It Forward Foundation and served as president until 2009. She lives in California with her dog, Ella, and their cat, Jordan. To learn more about the foundation and other forthcoming books, visit CatherineRyanHyde.com.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617590415634,"sku":"9781476796383","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_226fd45b-7e16-4309-b6df-955e3644f8eb.jpg?v=1732522739","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pay-it-forward-9781476796383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}