{"product_id":"thoughts-prayers-9780062962256","title":"Thoughts \u0026 Prayers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In his \u003cstrong\u003eunflinching and resonant \u003c\/strong\u003enew novel, Bryan Bliss shows that there is no straight line through trauma, no easy recipe for healing. Instead, in three loosely connected stories of young people bound by an all-too familiar tragedy, he \u003cstrong\u003edeftly illuminates the small moments of human connection and resolve that might just lead to a place of grace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"--Gayle Forman, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Have Lost My Way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFight. Flight. Freeze. What do you do when you can't move on, even though the rest of the world seems to have? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful and tense, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThoughts \u0026amp; Prayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is an extraordinary novel that explores what it means to heal and to feel safe in a world that constantly chooses violence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire, Eleanor, and Brezzen have little in common. Claire fled to Minnesota with her older brother, Eleanor is the face of a social movement, and Brezzen retreated into the fantasy world of Wizards \u0026amp; Warriors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a year ago, they were linked. They all hid under the same staircase and heard the shots that took the lives of some of their classmates and a teacher. Now, each one copes with the trauma as best as they can, even as the world around them keeps moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Told in three loosely connected but inextricably intertwined stories, National Book Award-longlisted author Bryan Bliss's \u003cem\u003eThoughts \u0026amp; Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e follows three high school students in the aftermath of a school shooting. \u003cem\u003eThoughts \u0026amp; Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about gun violence, but more importantly it is the story of what happens after the reporters leave and the news cycle moves on to the next tragedy. It is the story of three unforgettable teens who feel forgotten.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Jason Reynolds, Marieke Nijkamp, and Laurie Halse Anderson.\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-8722605\"\u003eBryan Bliss\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.28w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062962256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062962256\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-YAF054000\"\u003eSchool \u0026amp; Education | 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-YAF058270\"\u003eSocial Themes | Violence\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-YAF036000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685785768173,"sku":"9780062962256","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5a08289b-153c-4cd9-946d-b7ea4c7b3945.jpg?v=1649770780","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/thoughts-prayers-9780062962256","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}