{"product_id":"so-hard-to-say-9781416911890","title":"So Hard to Say","description":"When Frederick shows up at school, Xio is thrilled. The new boy is shy, cute, and definitely good boyfriend material. Before long, she pulls him into her lively circle of friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frederick knows he should be flattered by Xio's attention. After all, she's popular, pretty, and a lot of fun. So why can't he stop thinking about Victor, the captain of the soccer team, instead?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanchez, Alex:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAlex Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e spent almost fifteen years working with youth. He is the author of the teen novels \u003ci\u003eBoyfriends with Girlfriends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBait\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe God Box\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGetting It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRainbow Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRainbow High\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRainbow Road\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Lambda Award-winning middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eSo Hard to Say\u003c\/i\u003e. Lambda Literary Foundation honored Alex with an Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' Prize. He lives in Thailand and Hollywood, Florida. Visit him at AlexSanchez.com.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492441002258,"sku":"9781416911890","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf0591bd-889f-4d9a-a84a-99c5341409af.jpg?v=1730591180","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/so-hard-to-say-9781416911890","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}