{"product_id":"hanging-in-the-stars-pat-gallagher-sassone-9781467857284","title":"Hanging in the Stars","description":"Andrew, a skinny ninth grader, is determined to kick his own butt into shape. At home he is dominated by an ambitious, no nonsense single mother. She is focused on her daughter Ally, a scholar athlete in soccer, who is competing to get into an Ivy League college. Andrew longs to break away from his mother's constant micromanagement of his life.\u003cbr\u003e During a workout in the gym, Andrew seizes an opportunity to toughen up when he accepts an offer from Cruz, a muscular drug dealing biker. Cruz offers to help Andrew get in shape if he will tutor Maya, Cruz's thirteen year old sister. When Andrew and Maya meet in the park to work on a Romeo and Juliet assignment, they are drawn to each other. He is attracted to the spontaneous, sexy, dark eyed beauty while she is infatuated by Andrew's intelligence and his cute, unassuming goodness.\u003cbr\u003e To find themselves and hold on to each other, Andrew and Maya must struggle to survive in a violent world with contrasting cultures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"This is a tremendously powerful book, filled with action, memorable characters, heartbreaking conflict and feeling.\"\u003cbr\u003e Cindy Trumbore, author of The Mangrove Tree and The Genie in the Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Gallagher Sassone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467857289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467857284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pat Gallagher Sassone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759101591807,"sku":"9781467857284","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65a3a580-cbbc-4dac-a7f1-2548f5a7f3e7.jpg?v=1765512107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hanging-in-the-stars-pat-gallagher-sassone-9781467857284","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}