{"product_id":"the-year-i-stopped-trying-9780593118313","title":"The Year I Stopped Trying","description":"\u003cb\u003eMary never imagined spending her junior year with an existential crisis--but here she is, in this story of overachieving, growing up, and coming out, from the author of \u003ci\u003eGirl Crushed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Have I Ever\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary is having an existential crisis. She's a good student, she never gets in trouble, and she is searching for the meaning of life. She always thought she'd find it in a perfect score on the SATs. But by junior year, Mary isn't so sure anymore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first time, it's an accident. She forgets to do a history assignment. She even crosses \"history essay\" off in her pristine planner. And then: Nothing happens. She doesn't burst into flames, the world doesn't end, the teacher doesn't even pull her aside after class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo she asks herself: Why am I trying so hard? What if I stop? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature wit and heaps of dark humor, Katie Heaney delivers a stunning YA novel the sprints full-force into the big questions our teen years beg--and adeptly unravels their web.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593118313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Katie Heaney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397620203701,"sku":"9780593118313","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_026155b8-d1a6-47b0-82fe-681e43d8f4f2.jpg?v=1702391062","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-year-i-stopped-trying-9780593118313","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}