{"product_id":"the-torn-skirt-9780061567100","title":"The Torn Skirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Torn Skirt\u003c\/em\u003e is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing -- like S.E. Hinton's \u003cem\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/em\u003e, except about girls.\" -- Mary Gaitskill, author of \u003cem\u003eTwo Girls, Fat and Thin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061567100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.30w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e69843 \/ Torn Skirt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Godfrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916735778997,"sku":"9780061567100","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0332e3f7-0e93-45a9-a419-af817b34b677.jpg?v=1687269742","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-torn-skirt-9780061567100","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}