{"product_id":"the-tigers-of-lents-9781609389376","title":"The Tigers of Lents","description":"This is the story of the Garrison family, who live in Lents, an outer neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. At the heart of it all, there are the three Garrison sisters: Sara, the eldest, a fiery soccer star on the precipice of pulling herself out of the life of poverty she's always known; Elaine, shy and struggling with the weight she carries both physically and mentally; and Rachel, a reader and poet whose imagination stalls at trying to picture a better life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the Garrisons struggle to communicate with each other, as they battle self-doubts and self-sabotage, they too draw on a fierce shared strength that allows them to push back at the reality that's been handed to them. Each Garrison fights to hold on to their dignity--often through daily acts of grace and good humor, to say nothing of quiet perseverance--and to prove to themselves and each other that they shouldn't be underestimated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Pomeroy\u003c\/b\u003e leads creative writing workshops in Portland Public Schools. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Brightwood Stillness\u003c\/i\u003e, and a recipient of an Oregon Literary Fellowship for Fiction. He lives in Portland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621277405458,"sku":"9781609389376","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_799293ab-5663-4c08-8ea7-cb72fab4bf01.jpg?v=1732584170","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tigers-of-lents-9781609389376","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}