{"product_id":"life-in-the-balance-9781250820433","title":"Life in the Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, \u003ci\u003eLife in the Balance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVeronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the All-Star softball team for years. She's practically been playing the game since she was a baby. She should have this tryout on lock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept right before tryouts, Veronica's mom announces that she's entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVeronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way discovers a new hobby that leads her to doubt her feelings for the game she thought she loved so much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?\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 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250820433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e512912 \/ Life in the Balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jen Petro-Roy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574037749941,"sku":"9781250820433","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_41ef483c-5395-47f6-bcb2-1671e92a03ba.jpg?v=1643688558","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/life-in-the-balance-9781250820433","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}