{"product_id":"halfway-normal-9781481478519","title":"Halfway Normal","description":"A cancer survivor must readjust to \"normal\" middle school life in this hopeful novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTruth or Dare\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorah Levy has just completed two years of treatment for leukemia and is ready to go back to the \"real world\" of middle school. She knows it'll be tricky--but like the Greek mythological characters she read about while she was sick, Norah's up for any challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut seventh grade turns out to be trickier than she thought. Norah's classmates don't know what to make of her. Her best friend, Harper, tries to be there for her, but she doesn't \u003ci\u003eget it\u003c\/i\u003e, really--and is hanging out with a new group of girls. Norah's other good friend, Silas, is avoiding her. What's that about, anyway? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Norah is placed with the eighth graders for math and science she meets Griffin, a cute boy who encourages her love of Greek mythology and art. And Norah decides not to tell him her secret--that she was \"that girl who had cancer. But when something happens to make secret-keeping impossible, Norah must figure out a way to share her cancer story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut how do you explain something to others that you can't explain to yourself? Can Nora take her cue from her favorite Greek myth? And then, once she finds the words, can she move forward with a whole new 'normal'?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481478519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 97 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e192001 \/ Halfway Normal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Barbara Dee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653055410332,"sku":"9781481478519","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f292a44d-26a9-467a-abe3-5a419a3d0c86.jpg?v=1603880980","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/halfway-normal-9781481478519","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}