{"product_id":"ordinary-beauty-9781439193969","title":"Ordinary Beauty","description":"\u003cb\u003eLauded by critics and authors for her heartbreakingly real heroines, Laura Wiess brings readers another devastating tale of betrayal and redemption rich with the raw emotion that made \u003ci\u003eSuch a Pretty Girl \u003c\/i\u003ea classic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow can you make someone love you when they won't?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd what if that person happens to be your mother?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSayre Bellavia grew up knowing she was a mistake: unplanned and unwanted. At five months shy of eighteen, she's become an expert in loneliness, heartache, and neglect. Her whole life she's been cursed, used, and left behind. Swallowed a thousand tears and ignored a thousand deliberate cruelties. Sayre's stuck by her mother through hell, tried to help her, be near her, be \u003ci\u003eimportant \u003c\/i\u003eto her even as her mother slipped away into a violent haze of addiction, destroying the only chance Sayre ever had for a real family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow her mother is lying in a hospital bed, near death, ravaged by her own destructive behavior. And as Sayre fights her way to her mother's bedside, she is terrified but determined to get the answer to a question no one should ever have to ask: \u003ci\u003eDid my mother ever really love me?\u003c\/i\u003e And what will Sayre do if the answer is yes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Wiess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MTV Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.40w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439193969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Wiess is the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eSuch a Pretty Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, chosen as one of the ALA's 2008 Best Books for Young Adults and 2008 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and \u003ci\u003eLeftovers\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from Milltown, New Jersey, she traded bumper-to-bumper traffic, excellent pizza, and summer days down the shore for scenic roads, bears, no pizza delivery, and the irresistible allure of an old stone house surrounded by forests in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains Region. Email Laura Wiess at laura@laurawiess.com or visit LauraWiess.com for more information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTV Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707455729779,"sku":"9781439193969","price":24.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7b57c39a-433c-40cb-ade9-36c29862adde.jpg?v=1775840144","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/ordinary-beauty-9781439193969","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}