{"product_id":"dear-yvette-9780758287762","title":"Dear Yvette","description":"All sixteen year old Yvette Simmons wanted was to disappear. Problem is: she has too many demons for that. Yvette's life changed forever after a street fight over a boy ended in a second degree murder charge. Forced to start all over again, she's sentenced to live in a group home far from anything or anyone she's ever known. She manages to keep her past hidden, until a local cutie, known as Brooklyn, steps in. Slowly, Yvette lets him into her heart and he gives her the summer of her dreams... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But in Yvette's world things are never as they seem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brooklyn has a few secrets of his own and Yvette's past comes back with a vengeance. Will she face life head-on? Will she return to her old ways? Or will an unexpected letter decide her fate? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Simone's story is reminiscent of Sistah Souljah's groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eThe Coldest Winter Ever\u003c\/i\u003e...a hard hitting tale of the inner city's unforgiving streets.\"\u003ci\u003e --Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Simone knows how to tell a story...and she can also bring the drama.\" \u003ci\u003e--RT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dafina Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780758287762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ni-Ni Simone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641860059292,"sku":"9780758287762","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_597bb3c5-3d0f-4846-8e7a-7db3ed2d5827.jpg?v=1603854104","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dear-yvette-9780758287762","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}