{"product_id":"i-really-need-you-to-kim-bearden-9781956306958","title":"I Really Need You to Hear This","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's hard to be young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you are among\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers who also are struggling with some\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the challenges of growing up-finding a voice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan't measure the pressure to make the right choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou want independence, be on your own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMust be respectful and use the right tone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Kim Bearden's first poetry collection, I Really Need You to Hear This, young voices emerge in verse, documenting-tentatively at times, and at other times boldly-the joys, challenges, fears, frustrations, hesitations, and comforts of growing up in today's world. Many poems are situated in the classroom, with their young narrators reflecting on how the adults around them are struggling to see and support them. With huge heart and tremendous insight, Bearden captures the complex, layered experience of coming of age in America and celebrates what our young people can tell us if we only listen more closely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Bearden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956306951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956306958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Burgess Consulting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Kim Bearden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135444435199,"sku":"9781956306958","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9c525d6-1f0f-4733-8405-f560042d268a.jpg?v=1755010174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-really-need-you-to-kim-bearden-9781956306958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}