{"product_id":"love-is-the-higher-law-david-levithan-9780375834691","title":"Love Is the Higher Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author David Levithan (\u003ci\u003eEvery Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBoy Meets Boy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e with John Green) treats the tragic events of September 11th with care and compassion in this novel of loss and grief, but also of hope and redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFirst there is a Before, and then there is an After. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The lives of three teens--Claire, Jasper, and Peter--are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents' frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he's okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire's, has to make his way back to school as everything happens around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are three teens whose intertwining lives are reshaped by this catastrophic event. As each gets to know the other, their moments become wound around each other's in a way that leads to new understandings, new friendships, and new levels of awareness for the world around them and the people close by. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Levithan has written a novel of loss and grief, but also one of hope and redemption aAs histhe characters slowly learn to move forward in their lives, despite being changed forever, one rule remains: love is indeed the higher law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Levithan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375834699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375834691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.58w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e132886 \/ Love Is the Higher Law\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Levithan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980912099583,"sku":"9780375834691","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34a7ead3-b0c4-4933-ba7b-44a5f522aaa8.jpg?v=1683252613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-is-the-higher-law-david-levithan-9780375834691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}