{"product_id":"still-life-with-tornado-9781101994900","title":"Still Life with Tornado","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartbreaking and mindbending story of a talented teenage artist's awakening to the brokenness of her family from acclaimed Printz award-winner A.S. King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen-year-old Sarah can't draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has done the art. She thinks she's having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she does keep running into past and future versions of herself as she wanders the urban ruins of Philadelphia. Or maybe she's finally waking up to the tornado that is her family, the tornado that six years ago sent her once-beloved older brother flying across the country for a reason she can't quite recall. After decades of staying together for the kids and building a family on a foundation of lies and domestic violence, Sarah's parents have reached the end. Now Sarah must come to grips with years spent sleepwalking in the ruins of their toxic marriage. As Sarah herself often observes, nothing about her pain is remotely original--and yet it still hurts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eInsightful, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, this is a vivid portrait of abuse, survival, resurgence that will linger with readers long after the last page.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Read this book, whatever your age. You may find it's the exact shape and size of the hole in your heart.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Surreal and thought-provoking.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A deeply moving, frank, and compassionate exploration of trauma and resilience, filled to the brim with incisive, grounded wisdom.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"King writes with the confidence of a tightrope walker working without a net.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ King] blurs reality, truth, violence, emotion, creativity, and art in a show of respect for YA readers.--\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"King's brilliance, artistry, and originality as an author shine through in this thought-provoking work.  ...] An unforgettable experience.\" \u003ci\u003eSLJ, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4328593\"\u003eA. S. King\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101994900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101994908\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-YAF018030\"\u003eFamily | Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce\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-YAF004000\"\u003eArt\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-YAF058170\"\u003eSocial Themes | Physical \u0026amp; Emotional Abuse (see also Social\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.S. King is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel \u003ci\u003eDig\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and \u003ci\u003eAsk The Passengers \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called her \"one of the best YA writers working today.\" King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade. www.as-king.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669546471661,"sku":"9781101994900","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6aa8af30-2e3f-47ae-9207-4fc8299f1068.jpg?v=1649477784","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/still-life-with-tornado-9781101994900","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}