{"product_id":"saving-red-9780062370297","title":"Saving Red","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonya Sones, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWhat My Mother Doesn't Know\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003edelivers a gripping, funny, and inspiring novel in verse about what happens when the person you set out to save ends up saving \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight before winter break, fourteen-year-old Molly Rosenberg reluctantly volunteers to participate in Santa Monica's annual homeless count, just to get her school's community service requirement out of the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she ends up meeting Red, a spirited homeless girl only a few years older than she is, Molly makes it her mission to reunite her with her family in time for Christmas. This turns out to be extremely difficult--because Red refuses to talk about her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are things Molly won't talk about either. Like the awful thing that happened last winter. She may never be ready to talk about that. Not to Red, \u003cem\u003eor\u003c\/em\u003e to Cristo, the soulful boy she meets while riding the Ferris wheel one afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Molly realizes that the friends who Red keeps mentioning are nothing more than voices inside Red's head, she becomes even more concerned about her well-being. How will Molly keep her safe until she can figure out a way to get Red home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Sonya Sones's inspiring novel, two girls, with much more in common than they realize, give each other a new perspective on the meaning of family, friendship, and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSones, Sonya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSonya Sones has written seven novels in verse: \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpposite of Innocent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWhat My Mother Doesn't Know\u003c\/em\u003e and its companion, \u003cem\u003eWhat My Girlfriend Doesn't Know\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOne of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTo Be Perfectly Honest\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eSaving Red\u003c\/em\u003e. Sonya's books have received many honors, but she was especially thrilled when she learned that she was on the American Library Association's list of the Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century. She lives near the beach in California. You can visit her at www.sonyasones.com or write her at sonyasones@gmail.com. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502998294802,"sku":"9780062370297","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a642822d-e07d-41b5-845c-2037815bbb6f.jpg?v=1730780494","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saving-red-9780062370297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}