{"product_id":"sara-and-the-search-for-normal-9781534421134","title":"Sara and the Search for Normal","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will appreciate  Sara] as good literary company even as they develop sympathy for her struggles.\" --\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"It's the vivid, insightful depiction of Sara's internal struggles that readers will remember.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A must-buy.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this prequel to the Edgar Award-winning \u003ci\u003eOCDaniel\u003c\/i\u003e, fan-favorite Sara quests for \"normal\" and finds something even better along the way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara's Rules to be Normal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. Stop taking your pills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e19. Make a friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e137. Don't put mayonnaise on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSara wants one thing: to be normal. What she has instead are multiple diagnoses from Dr. Ring. Sara's constant battle with False Alarm--what she calls panic attacks--and other episodes cause her to isolate herself. She rarely speaks, especially not at school, and so she doesn't have any friends. But when she starts group therapy she meets someone new. Talkative and outgoing Erin doesn't believe in \"normal,\" and Sara finds herself in unfamiliar territory: at the movies, at a birthday party, and with someone to tell about her crush--in short, with a friend. But there's more to Erin than her cheerful exterior, and Sara begins to wonder if helping Erin will mean sacrificing their friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWesley King is the author of over a dozen novels for young readers. His debut, \u003ci\u003eOCDaniel\u003c\/i\u003e, is an Edgar Award winner, a Canada Silver Birch Award winner, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and received a starred review from \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e. The companion novel, \u003ci\u003eSara and the Search for Normal\u003c\/i\u003e, received a starred review from \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and was the recipient of the Violet Downey Book Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. King has also written \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Space Raiders from Space!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA World Below\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eButt Sandwich \u0026amp; Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBenny on the Case\u003c\/i\u003e, and Kobe Bryant's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Wizenard series. He lives in Newfoundland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434687533330,"sku":"9781534421134","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b620dd8-f98f-4ed0-876d-51ebf025ff4b.jpg?v=1737117183","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sara-and-the-search-for-normal-9781534421134","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}