{"product_id":"in-search-of-us-9781250294616","title":"In Search of Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva Dellaira's \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping multi-generational love story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo seventeen-year-old Angie, who is mixed-race, Marilyn is her hardworking, devoted white single mother. But Marilyn was once young, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Marilyn was seventeen, she fell in love with Angie's father, James, who was African-American. But Angie's never met him, and Marilyn has always told her he died before she was born. When Angie discovers evidence of an uncle she's never met she starts to wonder: What if her dad is still alive, too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo she sets off on a journey to find him, hitching a ride to LA from her home in New Mexico with her ex-boyfriend, Sam. Along the way, she uncovers some hard truths about herself, her mother, and what truly happened to her father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rare and special book. Part mother-daughter love story, part road trip journey, part compelling mystery, and one hundred percent beautiful, spellbinding tearjerker. I'm in love with every page. \u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Niven, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHolding Up the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterful work of fiction. Exploring race and mother and daughter relationships, this novel is also one of the most tender and authentic takes on first love that I have ever read. \u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Mathieu, author of \u003ci\u003eMoxie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250294616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e198255 \/ In Search of Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ava Dellaira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648736424092,"sku":"9781250294616","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9ab34583-22ba-4422-a509-62701721ea8f.jpg?v=1603870885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-search-of-us-9781250294616","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}