{"product_id":"matasha-9781632462008","title":"Matasha","description":"It's 1970's Chicago. Eleven-year-old Matasha Wax is in the sixth grade and just starting to feel the pressures of growing up. Her best friend Jean has been blowing her off, while her parents are in a standoff over her mother's desire to adopt a refugee from Vietnam. And while the bullies in school have started to grow breasts and inches, Matasha remains a puny four-foot-four - which means she will need growth hormone shots, and she is terrified of needles. Apart from her daily reading of the advice columns in the newspaper, keeping up with the Patty Hearst and Watergate scandals, and tracking her parents' deteriorating marriage, Matasha is fixated by the story of Martin Kimmel, a nine-year-old boy who disappeared a few months ago, and whose body has yet to be found. But none of these ongoing problems could have prepared Matasha for her mother's sudden disappearance. When the letters start coming from Switzerland, she knows something is very, very wrong - but no one will tell her what's going on, so Matasha has to figure it all out for herself. A tale of growing up and growing apart, \u003ci\u003eMatasha\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant look at resilience in the face of adolescent loneliness, divorce, bullying and slow development. Pamela Erens has crafted an intimate novel for readers who loved \u003ci\u003eMy Jasper June\u003c\/i\u003e by Laurel Snyder, \u003ci\u003eThe Line Tender\u003c\/i\u003e by Kate Allen, and \u003ci\u003eSome Places More Than Others\u003c\/i\u003e by Renee Watson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Igkids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632462008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Pamela Erens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956141342901,"sku":"9781632462008","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cb03a77a-e91c-4a68-8b3e-3ece46f78d2e.jpg?v=1620219026","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/matasha-9781632462008","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}