{"product_id":"perfectly-normal-9781611883619","title":"Perfectly Normal","description":"For sixteen-year-old Nate Alexander, music is more than sound. It's a symphony of color, vibrant and beautiful, a blessing and a curse. For all that he may love about living with Chromesthesia, however, the added weight of undiagnosed autism clutters his life daily, turning school into a trial of his oddness, social encounters into a jumble of confusion, and leaving him on uneven footing with a father determined to make him more \"normal.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe arrival of Julian Mack, an openly gay new student quickly gaining the attention of bullies, draws Nate into a friendship that tests the limits of what he can endure. Absorbed by the need to please Julian, Nate is quickly at odds with his best friend Michelle and her efforts to protect him. As Nate struggles to find what meaning music has in his life, rumors about him swirl around school, leaving him to decide between defending Julian and his reputation or the safety and comfort of his haven of music and color. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with deep sensitivity and the rare ability to bring the little-understood to life, Perfectly Normal is a resounding work of fiction that might bring new color to your world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroadleaf Writers Association Founder and Executive Director Zachary Steele is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnointed: The Passion of Timmy Christ, CEO, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlutter: An Epic of Mass Distraction, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was nominated for Georgia Author of the Year. He has been featured by NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Publishers Weekly, Baby Got Books, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, and was nominated for the Sidewise Award for Alternate Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vitis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749314068754,"sku":"9781611883619","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77cff8fc-0ffb-4148-a6f0-7fec3a4b8e52.jpg?v=1764076689","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perfectly-normal-9781611883619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}