{"product_id":"unsinkable-cayenne-9780063314450","title":"Unsinkable Cayenne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayenne's dreams come true--but the reality of fitting in is much harder than she imagined. Acclaimed author Jessica Vitalis crafts an unforgettable historical novel-in-verse about belonging, family, and social class for fans of Lisa Fipps's \u003cem\u003eStarfish\u003c\/em\u003e and Jasmine Warga's \u003cem\u003eOther Words for Home\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCayenne and her family drift from place to place, living in their van. It hasn't been a bad life--Cayenne and her mother birdwatch in every new location, they have a cozy setup in their van, and they sing and dance and bond over campfires most nights. But they've never belonged anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Cayenne enters seventh grade, her parents decide to settle down in a small Montana town. Cayenne hopes that this means she will finally belong somewhere and make some friends. But it turns out that staying in one place isn't easy at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her social studies class studies the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e tragedy (the wreckage has just been discovered and her teacher is obsessed), Cayenne sees more and more parallels between the social strata of the infamous ship and her own life. Will she ever squeeze her way into the popular girls' clique, even though they live in fancy houses on the hill and she lives in a tiny, rundown home with chickens in the front yard? Is it possible that the boy she likes actually likes her back? Can she find a way to make room for herself in this town? Does she really want to? Maybe being \"normal\" isn't all it's cracked up to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnsinkable Cayenne\u003c\/em\u003e is a character-driven novel-in-verse about family, friendship, first crushes, and fitting in. Set in the mid-1980s, this literary novel is for readers of Megan E. Freeman's \u003cem\u003eAlone\u003c\/em\u003e and Erin Entrada Kelly's \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063314450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Jessica Vitalis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608428703925,"sku":"9780063314450","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bc015a01-6ff8-4b85-a94f-422631bd4e81.jpg?v=1725374822","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/unsinkable-cayenne-9780063314450","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}