{"product_id":"poisoned-apples-poems-for-you-my-pretty-9780062289575","title":"Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery little girl goes through her princess phase, whether she wants to be Snow White or Cinderella, Belle or Ariel. But then we grow up. And life is not a fairy tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Heppermann's collection of fifty poems puts the ideals of fairy tales right beside the life of the modern teenage girl. With piercing truths reminiscent of Laurie Halse Anderson and Ellen Hopkins, this is a powerful and provocative book for every young woman. E. Lockhart, author of \u003cem\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/em\u003e, calls it \"a bloody poetic attack on the beauty myth that's caustic, funny, and heartbreaking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCruelties come not just from wicked stepmothers, but also from ourselves. There are expectations, pressures, judgment, and criticism. Self-doubt and self-confidence. But there are also friends, and sisters, and a whole hell of a lot of power there for the taking. In fifty poems, Christine Heppermann confronts society head on. Using fairy tale characters and tropes, \u003cem\u003ePoisoned Apples\u003c\/em\u003e explores how girls are taught to think about themselves, their bodies, and their friends. The poems range from contemporary retellings to first-person accounts set within the original tales, and from deadly funny to deadly serious. Complemented throughout with black-and-white photographs from up-and-coming artists, this is a stunning and sophisticated book to be treasured, shared, and paged through again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeppermann, Christine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristine Heppermann is the author of \u003cem\u003ePoisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e, which received five starred reviews and was named to five best of the year lists in 2014, and \u003cem\u003eAsk Me How I Got Here\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Highland, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033941569810,"sku":"9780062289575","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18e2a1c2-7998-45ec-b91d-5836df08635f.jpg?v=1770980390","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poisoned-apples-poems-for-you-my-pretty-9780062289575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}