{"product_id":"asking-for-a-friend-ronnie-riley-9781339027647","title":"Asking for a Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEden Jones has exactly three friends. And they're all fake.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a web of lies and social anxiety to true friendship and queer joy; this is the wonderful second book from the author of the Indies Introduce and Indie Next List pick, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJude Saves the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy go through the stress of making friends when you can just pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety . . . until their mom announces she's throwing them a birthday party and all their friends are invited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEden's \"friends,\" Duke, Ramona, and Tabitha, are all real kids from school . . . but Eden's never actually spoken to them before. Now Eden will do whatever it takes to convince them to be their friends -- at least until the party is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen things start to go better than Eden expects, and the group starts to bond, Eden finds themselves trapped in a lie that gets worse the longer they keep it up. What happens if their now sort-of-real friends discover that Eden hasn't been honest with them from the very beginning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Ronnie Riley creates a world full of queer joy and all the ups and downs of true friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronnie Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 133902764X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781339027647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 48","brand":"Ronnie Riley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44254697586943,"sku":"9781339027647","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc88ca36-3c97-437f-a624-e146efd9394a.jpg?v=1694613865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asking-for-a-friend-ronnie-riley-9781339027647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}