{"product_id":"hard-love-9780689841545","title":"Hard Love","description":"Since his parents' divorce, John's mother hasn't touched him, her new fianc  wants them to move away, and his father would rather be anywhere than at Friday night dinner with his son. It's no wonder John writes articles like Interview with the Stepfather and Memoirs from Hell. The only release he finds is in homemade zines like the amazing \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e by Marisol, a self-proclaimed Puerto Rican Cuban Yankee Lesbian. Haning around the Boston Tower Records for the new issue of \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity, \u003c\/i\u003e John meets Marisol and a hard love is born. \u003cbr\u003e While at first their friendship is based on zines, dysfuntional families, and dreams of escape, soon both John and Marisol begin to shed their protective shells. Unfortunately, John mistakes this growing intimacy for love, and a disastrous date to his junior prom leaves that friendship in ruins. Desperately hoping to fix things, John convinces Marisol to come with him to a zine conference on Cape Cod. On the sandy beaches by the Bluefish Wharf Inn, John realizes just how hard love can be. \u003cbr\u003e With keen insight into teenage life, Ellen Wittlinger delivers a story of adolescence that is fierce and funny -- and ultimately transforming -- even as it explores the pain of growing up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689841545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2001 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 1863\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2002 pg. 1709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e31582 \/ Hard Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ellen Wittlinger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038646145205,"sku":"9780689841545","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_baca8dd9-cf3e-4a5b-a05c-ed0be9d59db4.jpg?v=1649737939","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hard-love-9780689841545","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}