{"product_id":"hurt-go-happy-a-novel-inspired-by-the-true-story-of-a-chimpanzee-who-learned-sign-language-9780765379375","title":"Hurt Go Happy: A Novel Inspired by the True Story of a Chimpanzee Who Learned Sign Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHurt Go Happy\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating novel for young readers by beloved author Ginny Rorby. The Schneider Family Book Award-winning novel is inspired by the true story of a chimpanzee raised as a human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she's been deaf since the age of six, Joey's mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her and often fails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything changes when Joey meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari. Her new friends use sign language to communicate, and Joey secretly begins to learn to sign. Spending time with Charlie and Sukari, Joey has never been happier. But as Joey's world blooms with possibilities, Charlie's and Sukari's choices begin to narrow--until Sukari's very survival is in doubt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHurt Go Happy\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable story of one girl's determination to save the life of a fellow creature--one who has the ability to ask for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHurt Go Happy\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the Schneider Family Book Award. It's also an International Literacy Association Teachers' Choices selection, a \u003ci\u003eBook Sense\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Pick, a \u003ci\u003eKLIATT\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice: Best of the Year's Hardcover YA Fiction selection, and a New York Public Library \"Books for the Teen Age\" selection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-291231\"\u003eGinny Rorby\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Teen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765379375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765379376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058070\"\u003eDisability\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF002000\"\u003eAnimals | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058000\"\u003eSocial Themes | General (see also headings under Family)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGINNY RORBY was raised in Winter Park, Florida, and lived in Miami during her career as a Pan American flight attendant. Midway through that career, she enrolled in the University of Miami to pursue an undergraduate degree in biology, graduated and changed direction again. She went on to receive an MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University. She now lives on the chilly coast of northern California with her parrot and way too many cats. Ginny Rorby is co-director of the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48462498070765,"sku":"9780765379375","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_ae47d4e2-f679-4f12-a368-576cccb3f0cc.jpg?v=1753703271","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hurt-go-happy-a-novel-inspired-by-the-true-story-of-a-chimpanzee-who-learned-sign-language-9780765379375","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}