{"product_id":"the-ship-we-built-9780525554851","title":"The Ship We Built","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ship We Built \u003c\/i\u003eis an expertly told epistolary middle grade novel about a trans boy learning to stand up for himself--especially to those he loves--and the power of finding a friend who treasures him for all that he is. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Incredibly good; by turns raw, sweet, horrifying, tender, and hopeful.\"--Laurie Halse Anderson, NYT bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSpeak\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSHOUT\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes I have trouble filling out tests when the name part feels like a test too. . . . When I write letters, I love that you have to read all of my thoughts and stories before I say any name at all. You have to make it to the very end to know.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRowan has too many secrets to write down in the pages of a diary. And if he did, he wouldn't want anyone he knows to read them. He understands who he is and what he likes, but it's not safe for others to find out. Now the kids at school say Rowan's too different to spend time with. He's not the \"right kind\" of girl, and he's not the \"right kind\" of boy. His mom ignores him. And at night, his dad hurts him in ways he's not ready to talk about yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Rowan discovers another way to share his secrets: letters. Letters he attaches to balloons and releases into the universe, hoping someone new will read them and understand. But when he befriends a classmate who knows what it's like to be lonely and scared, even at home, Rowan realizes there might already be a person he can trust right by his side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLexie Bean is a queer and trans multimedia artist from the Midwest whose work revolves around themes of bodies, homes, cyclical violence, and LGBTQIA+ identity. Lexie is a Lambda Literary Award Finalist and passionate about creating honest and complex trans narratives that \"transition and grow\" alongside them. Their writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Feminist Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs. \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eThem\u003c\/i\u003e, Logo's \u003ci\u003eNew Now Next\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBust Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003ci\u003eThe Ship We Built\u003c\/i\u003e is their debut novel supported with residencies at the Sundress Academy, Paragraph New York, and the Santa Cruz Bookshop.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50444313723154,"sku":"9780525554851","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c0f084d-3dca-4a77-b5c7-50907e370ebb.jpg?v=1729679731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ship-we-built-9780525554851","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}