{"product_id":"9780062445704","title":"That Thing We Call a Heart","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThat Thing We Call a Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sheba Karim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis young adult novel by Sheba Karim, author of \u003cem\u003eSkunk Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, is a funny and affecting coming-of-age story for fans of Jenny Han, Megan McCafferty, and Sara Farizan. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Kirkus Best Book of 2017!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShabnam Qureshi is facing a summer of loneliness and boredom until she meets Jamie, who scores her a job at his aunt’s pie shack. Shabnam quickly finds herself in love, while her former best friend, Farah, who Shabnam has begun to reconnect with, finds Jamie worrying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her quest to figure out who she really is and what she really wants, Shabnam looks for help in an unexpected place—her family, and her father’s beloved Urdu poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Thing We Call a Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is a funny and fresh story about the importance of love—in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Populated by complicated characters who are so well described readers will feel they might bump into them on the street, Karim’s second novel delivers on its title’s promise.”\u003cbr\u003e“[W]hat sets this funny, dialogue-heavy read apart is its nuanced examination of identity... Fans of Sara Zarr and Jenny Han and readers of realistic fiction will enjoy this thoughtful, witty offering.”\u003cbr\u003e“Funny, fresh, and poignant, Karim’s (Skunk Girl, 2009) novel is noteworthy for its authentic depiction of a Pakistani American teen coming of age and falling in love.”\u003cbr\u003e“This is a warm-hearted story that may encourage readers, like Shabnam, to find possibilities in greater human connections.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062445704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41089229062350,"sku":"9780062445704","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062445704.jpg?v=1649048038","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062445704","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}