{"product_id":"stick-9781250088130","title":"Stick","description":"\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied for being \"deformed\" - he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can't defend one another from their abusive parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Stick realizes Bosten is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again. In his search, he will encounter good people, bad people, and people who are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But he never loses hope of finding love - and his brother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Andrew Smith, the Printz-Honor author of \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinger\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a powerful young adult novel full of joy, heartbreak, and survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, a Printz Honor Book and Winner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, as well as \u003ci\u003e100 Sideways Miles, Ghost Medicine The Marbury Lens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Path of Falling Objects\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to writing, he teaches high school advanced placement classes and coaches rugby. He lives in Southern California with his family, in a rural location in the mountains.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556688859410,"sku":"9781250088130","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c61e8108-6cde-404f-976f-6ef1ca2f40ce.jpg?v=1731760208","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stick-9781250088130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}