{"product_id":"the-collapsible-mannequin-charlotte-matthews-9781684336074","title":"The Collapsible Mannequin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collapsible Mannequin\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of twelve-year-old Clarence Clark and his mother, Sarah, who goes to extreme measures to hide significant truths to protect him. Clarence questions the things we take for granted and takes for granted the things we question. Looking through his eyes, the world brightens and shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarence brings voice to a humanness we seem to have forgotten. He is an astute observer, an ingenuous participant in his environment, but woefully misread by his peers because of his autism. In order to quell his loneliness, Clarence writes letters which he ties to balloons, letting them fly off with fate to faraway distances in search of a pen pal, which he finds in Peter, a father-like figure whom he eventually meets. \u003cem\u003eThe Collapsible Mannequin\u003c\/em\u003e carries a suspense that is equally complex and life-affirming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684336074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684336074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Charlotte Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943483048191,"sku":"9781684336074","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_646c5647-b968-4b2d-b495-b9ed55cf3504.jpg?v=1681498374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collapsible-mannequin-charlotte-matthews-9781684336074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}