{"product_id":"split-9780375863417","title":"Split","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting portrait of life after abuse from an award-winning novelist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can't make him forget what he left behind--his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At least so far. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. Award-winning novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e. After you've said enough, after you've run, after you've made the split--how do you begin to live again? Readers won't be able to put this intense page-turner down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Swati Avasthi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375863417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e136277 \/ Split\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwati Avasthi teaches creative writing and is working toward her MFA at the University of Minnesota, where she received a grant to complete \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ember","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43333071372403,"sku":"9.78038E+12","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a2cc635a-c03e-4acd-89c5-d8bb6502e170.jpg?v=1754657691","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/split-9780375863417","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}