{"product_id":"the-in-between-bookstore-9780063357648","title":"The In-Between Bookstore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What would you tell your teen self if you could go back in time? Underhill's tender, innovative debut is the smartest take on this trope I've ever read. . . and for the record, I read it in a single sitting. A beautiful, thoughtful study of how we find our truest selves, and whom we choose to trust with that gift.\" -- Jodi Picoult, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poignant and enchanting novel about a magical bookstore that transports a trans man through time and brings him face-to-face with his teenage self, offering him the chance of a lifetime to examine his life and identity to find a new beginning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Darby finds himself unemployed and in need of a fresh start, he moves back to the small Illinois town he left behind. But Oak Falls has changed almost as much as he has since he left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne thing is familiar: In Between Books, Darby's refuge growing up and eventual high school job. When he walks into the bookstore now, Darby feels an eerie sense of déjà vu--everything is \u003cem\u003eexactly\u003c\/em\u003e the same. Even the newspapers are dated 2009. And behind the register is a teen who looks a lot like Darby did at sixteen. . . who just might give Darby the opportunity to change his own present for the better--if he can figure out how before his connection to the past vanishes forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe In-Between Bookstore\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning novel of love, self-discovery, and the choices that come with both, for anyone who has ever wondered what their life might be like if they had the chance to go back and take a bigger, braver risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderhill, Edward:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Underhill\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in the suburbs of Wisconsin, where he could not walk to anything, so he had to make up his own adventures. He studied music in college, spent several years living in very small apartments in New York, and currently resides in California with his partner and a talkative black cat. He is the author of the young adult novels \u003cem\u003eAlways the Almost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Day Changes Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIn Case You Read This\u003c\/em\u003e, and a book for adults, \u003cem\u003eThe In-Between Bookstore\u003c\/em\u003e. Visit him on Instagram @edwardunderhill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834708951314,"sku":"9780063357648","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0be4272-c76f-4d9d-9892-c89bba436e9a.jpg?v=1767102053","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-in-between-bookstore-9780063357648","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}