{"product_id":"how-beautiful-the-ordinary-twelve-stories-of-identity-9780061154980","title":"How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eA girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had \"an accidental romance.\" And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughter she hasn't seen for fourteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoised between the past and the future are the stories of \u003cem\u003enow\u003c\/em\u003e. In nontraditional narratives, short stories, and brief graphics, tales of anticipation and regret, eagerness and confusion present distinctively modern views of love, sexuality, and gender identification. Together, they reflect the vibrant possibilities available for young people learning to love others--and themselves--in today's multifaceted and quickly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Cart, Francesca Lia Block, David Levithan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061154980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2009 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 74 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCart, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Cart is a writer, a lecturer, a consultant, and a nationally recognized expert in YA literature. He is the former director of the Beverly Hills (California) Public Library and a past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, and his column \"Carte Blanche\" appears monthly in \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the author or editor of twenty books, including the gay coming-of-age novel \u003cem\u003eMy Father's Scar\u003c\/em\u003e, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; \u003cem\u003eFrom Romance to Realism: 50 Years of Growth and Change in Young Adult Literature\u003c\/em\u003e; and--with Christine A. Jenkins--\u003cem\u003eThe Heart Has Its Reasons\u003c\/em\u003e, a critical history of young adult literature with gay\/lesbian\/queer content. His many anthologies include \u003cem\u003eLove and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNecessary Noise: Stories About Our Families as They Really Are\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHow Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, he became the first recipient of the YALSA\/Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award, and in 2000, he received the Grolier Foundation Award for his contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by young people. Mr. Cart lives in Columbus, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlock, Francesca Lia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFrancesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including \u003cem\u003eWeetzie Bat\u003c\/em\u003e; the book collections \u003cem\u003eDangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRoses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e; the illustrated novella \u003cem\u003eHouse of Dolls\u003c\/em\u003e; the vampire romance novel \u003cem\u003ePretty Dead\u003c\/em\u003e; and the gothic werewolf novel \u003cem\u003eThe Frenzy\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work is published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevithan, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Levithan is the critically acclaimed author of eight books for teens, many of which have appeared on ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list, including \u003cem\u003eBoy Meets Boy, \u003c\/em\u003e for which he won a Lambda Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43110692159603,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_98be509a-c24f-4eb8-bb29-4aa102f55a44.jpg?v=1748984365","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/how-beautiful-the-ordinary-twelve-stories-of-identity-9780061154980","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}