{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-child-9781940189369","title":"The Year of the Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifteen year-old Leanne Ellsworth leaves her infant daughter in a planter on a stranger's front porch and walks away, She has been convinced by her abusive boyfriend, Peter, that she has no choice: she can abandon her child or he will kill them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout her baby girl, Leanne's fear turns to anger, then self-pity, and finally a determination to get her child back. She enlists the help of an over-worked legal aid attorney, her long-suffering mom, Vennie, and Mary Beth Coggins, on whose porch she left the baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Leanne navigates the layers of bureaucracy now standing between her and her daughter, she finds a strength she never imagined she possessed while she was being bullied by Peter: a strength that allows her to take command of her own life, and to make decisions based on what is best for herself and her child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12652297\"\u003eElizabeth McCulloch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twisted Road Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940189369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940189365\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-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045040\"\u003eFamily Life | Parenthood \u0026amp; Children\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC071000\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Twisted Road Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48454836420845,"sku":"9781940189369","price":24.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d441971d-2e7f-4fca-ac91-fdb1bae77f0c.jpg?v=1753509087","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-child-9781940189369","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}