{"product_id":"a-small-madness-9781554988372","title":"A Small Madness","description":"\u003cp\u003eRose and Michael are good students with bright futures. They are also in love. But when Rose gets pregnant, her behavior becomes increasingly strange as she pulls away from her best friend, and from Michael, while she struggles to cope with her predicament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose cannot admit that she is pregnant (\"If I say it, it will come to be true.\"). She moves from denial to ineptly trying to terminate her pregnancy, to believing that she has miscarried, while deep inside, she is on a mental and emotional downward spiral. Meanwhile, Michael, in his confusion, desperation to help and fear of the wrath of his controlling father, sinks into his own kind of small madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the story of two teens in the US who were arrested for hiding the girl's pregnancy and later disposing of the baby, Touchell says, \"When I saw them on TV I was amazed to see they looked like normal kids. They were from good families; they just looked destroyed... . I thought, there's more than one victim here; what went on with these kids and why did they think they had no one to go to?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a moving and powerfully written novel told from the alternating viewpoints of Rose and Michael with compassion and a gentle touch. It is an honest, unflinching look at the complex world of young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554988372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 pg. 144 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dianne Touchell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589519904949,"sku":"9781554988372","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d081d68b-bdcf-4676-8037-8ff2f5f4cdb2.jpg?v=1673326408","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-small-madness-9781554988372","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}