{"product_id":"the-summer-of-bitter-and-jen-ferguson-9798885785624","title":"The Summer of Bitter and Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a M騁is girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person--and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend--whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort--and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she gets a letter from her biological father--a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life--Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile King's friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can't ignore her father forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jen Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 888578562X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885785624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Youth Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e518429 \/ Summer of Bitter and Sweet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e William C. Morris YA Debut Award - Honor Book","brand":"Jen Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":44080474849535,"sku":"9798885785624","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc559392-d709-4a1b-9f01-be43c549936f.jpg?v=1685486991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-of-bitter-and-jen-ferguson-9798885785624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}