{"product_id":"now-you-say-yes-9781682632475","title":"Now You Say Yes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author and storyteller Bill Harley returns with an unforgettable middle grade novel about two orphaned siblings on a cross-country journey in search of their place in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I rooted for outcast-misfit protagonists Mari and Conor every mile and (every single page!) of their intimate and epic, grief-fueled road trip. Bill Harley's Now You Say Yes reminds us that acts of kindness--big and small--make all the difference.\" --Patrick Flores-Scott, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eJumped In \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e American Road Trip \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When her mother dies, fifteen-year-old Mari and is desperate to avoid being caught up in the foster system. Again. And to complicate matters, she is now the only one who can take care of her super-smart and on-the-spectrum nine-year-old stepbrother, Conor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Is there anyone Mari can trust to help them? Certainly not her mother's current boyfriend, Dennis. Not the doctors or her teachers, who would be obliged to call in social services. So in a desperate move, Mari takes Conor and sets out to find their estranged grandmother, hoping to throw themselves at the mercy of the only person who might take them in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On their way to New England, the duo experiences the snarls of LA traffic, the backroads of the Midwest, and a monumental stop in Missouri where they witness the solar eclipse, an event with which Conor is obsessed. Mari also learns about the inner workings of her stepbrother's mind and about her connections to him and to the world...and maybe even a little about her own place in it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful exploration of identity and family, this heartwarming and engaging middle grade novel comes from renowned storyteller and two-time Grammy Award winner Bill Harley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peachtree Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682632475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Harley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367720104117,"sku":"9781682632475","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_15bd8b92-01ee-4f4a-8f99-82ccc4de1d17.jpg?v=1624982608","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/now-you-say-yes-9781682632475","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}