{"product_id":"split-9780375863417","title":"Split","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting portrait of life after abuse from an award-winning novelist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can't make him forget what he left behind--his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At least so far. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. Award-winning novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e. After you've said enough, after you've run, after you've made the split--how do you begin to live again? Readers won't be able to put this intense page-turner down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwati Avasthi teaches creative writing and is working toward her MFA at the University of Minnesota, where she received a grant to complete \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rh Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491703427346,"sku":"9780375863417","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b5bf6d4-9279-41c8-9aea-bc6b27b4e9c8.jpg?v=1730550876","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/split-9780375863417","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}