{"product_id":"9781250250919","title":"The Spaces Between Us","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spaces Between Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stacia Tolman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA girl-centered \u003ci\u003eCatcher in the Rye \u003c\/i\u003efor the 21st century. \u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo outcast best friends are desperate to survive senior year and break away from their dying factory town in Stacia Tolman's \u003ci\u003eThe Spaces Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, an unforgettable YA debut. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSerena Velasco and her best (and only) friend, Melody Grimshaw, are dying to get out of Colchis. Until now they’ve both been coasting, keeping a safe distance from the bleakness of home and the banality of high school. To make things more interesting Serena fixates on communism, eager to get a rise out of their conservative small town. Her Western Civ teacher catches on and challenges her with an independent study of class and upward mobility—what creates the spaces between us. Meanwhile, Grimshaw takes on a mission of her own: to make it onto the cheerleading squad, find a job, and escape the weight of her family’s hopeless reputation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut sometimes the biggest obstacles are the ones you don’t see coming; Grimshaw’s quest for success becomes a fight for survival, and Serena’s independent study gets a little too real. With the future of their friendship and their lives on the line, the stakes have never been so high.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristy Ottaviano Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Serena is a stunningly realistic and layered protagonist. Her story unfolds in remarkably sharp, vivid prose, and even the least sympathetic characters are rendered with thoughtful complexity. \u003cb\u003eA girl-centered \u003ci\u003eCatcher in the Rye \u003c\/i\u003efor the 21st century. \u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBeautiful prose emphasizes complex themes of faith, the class system, and personal responsibility. With its impeccably developed characters and hard-hitting narrative, this is an essential purchase for teen and new adult collections.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review     \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eReaders will be drawn by the plot details of high school life, a desperate road trip, and a tragic ending\u003c\/b\u003e, while thematic wisdom comes in single lines. . . creating lingering questions and yielding insights that\u003cb\u003ewill have readers seeing their own situations differently long after the last page.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the best parts of the story is its sense of place, which is writ large. Small, broken towns don't get a lot of attention in youth books, but Tolman digs deep, exploring the people who live there, their nightmares as well as their dreams.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250250919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40739387211982,"sku":"9781250250919","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_398d68e2-135a-4281-b7f8-feef4b377e5c.jpg?v=1641362863","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250250919","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}