{"product_id":"the-universal-laws-of-marco-9781442485105","title":"The Universal Laws of Marco","description":"\u003cb\u003eTold through the lens of a guy in love with the cosmos (and maybe two girls), \u003ci\u003eThe Universal Laws of Marco\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complicated histories that bring us together and tear us apart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer before eighth grade, Marco Suarez kissed his best friend Sally Blake. This was his \u003ci\u003efirst spark\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd since then, whenever he's thought about that moment, he's traveled through a wormhole--of sorts--to relive those brief seconds when time sped up (or, rather, his view of time distorted) and he kissed her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then, at the end of that year, she disappeared, leaving in that way that people sometimes leave--alive and well and somewhere out there but gone, nonetheless. She never even said why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd \u003ci\u003enow \u003c\/i\u003ein their senior year, Sally unexpectedly returns and Marco is shaken. Still, he holds tightly to his carefully choreographed life. A life that is full of reasons why first sparks don't matter: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReason 1: He has a girlfriend. Her name is Erika Richards.\u003cbr\u003e Reason 2: He's leaving on a full scholarship to college.\u003cbr\u003e Reason 3: He's busy with his friends and making money to help support his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Marco navigates the final days of high school, he learns that leaving home is never easy and a \u003ci\u003efirst spark\u003c\/i\u003e is hard to ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442485105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Carmen Rodrigues","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470700433589,"sku":"9781442485105","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_438fbc7d-5dc7-4930-a55d-11850a138f3a.jpg?v=1612926706","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-universal-laws-of-marco-9781442485105","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}