{"product_id":"stained-9781442485655","title":"Stained","description":"\u003cb\u003eJocelyn has two boys in her life. And a priest.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabe has shared fourteen years of growing up next door. He's \"a golden boy, an all-star.\" Yet now, in the spring of 1975, he's missing, disappeared on the brink of senior year at Weaver High. The whole town is set to go searching for him. \u003cbr\u003e Benny has only been in New Hampshire since January, yet for Joss, he's the answer to a long-held prayer to be someone in somebody's eyes. \u003cbr\u003e She loves them both. \u003cbr\u003e Father Warren -- hair turning white and \"kind of cool in his black clothes\" -- is a link between the three of them. Or a wedge. Or a threat. For Joss, the priest holds power over her sense of herself; for Benny, power over his soul; for Gabe, so mysterious and alluring, he holds the power of destiny. \u003cbr\u003e In a story shot with suspense, these four characters, and the lives of others they've touched in their small town, intermingle with unforgettable force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacobson, Jennifer Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jennifer Richard Jacobson grew up in a family of storytellers. \"My brothers,\" she says, \"had the ability to make us laugh until our bellies hurt. I wasn't as hilarious, but I learned how to take the mishaps in life (especially the embarrassments) and turn them into a dramatic story.\" Jennifer is the author of the middle grade novels \u003ci\u003ePaper Things\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall as an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Andy Shane picture book series, among others. She lives in Maine with her husband and Jack Russell terrier. Visit her at JenniferJacobson.com.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415368864018,"sku":"9781442485655","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e92e4ee-69e0-4703-ba6f-0851c03a320d.jpg?v=1729401820","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stained-9781442485655","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}