{"product_id":"standing-on-neptune-9781770866874","title":"Standing on Neptune","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAm I pregnant?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis question shatters the peace of seventeen-year-old Brooke Palinder's life one Monday morning when she realizes her period is late. Although shaken, she's determined to hide her feelings and go about her daily routine as though nothing is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrooke's boyfriend Ryan handles the news poorly, and she can't bring herself to confide in anyone else, not even her best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an effort to distract herself, Brooke throws herself into a school project about Neptune, which leads her to some startling discoveries and a surprising sense of connection to the distant planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut by Saturday, she knows she must face the answer to the question that began her week.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding on Neptune\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel in verse from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eCounting Back from Nine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glory Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBirdspell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherrard, Valerie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Valerie Sherrard is an award-winning author of picture books and young adult novels. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Glory Wind\u003c\/i\u003e won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction and the Ann Conner Brimer Award. Sherrard's first novel in verse, \u003ci\u003eCounting Back from Nine\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for a Governor General's Literary Award. Her works have been chosen as Red Maple and White Pine Award Honour Books, and she has been nominated for the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and Snow Willow Award. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she now lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick.","brand":"Dcb Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474856804626,"sku":"9781770866874","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ddfe649-1c0f-410f-adff-d09a507897a0.jpg?v=1752580983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/standing-on-neptune-9781770866874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}