{"product_id":"9781481442909","title":"The You I've Never Known","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe You I've Never Known\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ellen Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor as long as she can remember, it’s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel’s mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them are, but Ariel is now seventeen and after years of new apartments, new schools, and new faces, all she wants is to put down some roots. Complicating things are Monica and Gabe, both of whom have stirred a different kind of desire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMaya’s a teenager who’s run from an abusive mother right into the arms of an older man she thinks she can trust. But now she’s isolated with a baby on the way, and life’s getting more complicated than Maya ever could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAriel and Maya’s lives collide unexpectedly when Ariel’s mother shows up out of the blue with wild accusations: Ariel wasn’t abandoned. Her father kidnapped her fourteen years ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat is Ariel supposed to believe? Is it possible Dad’s woven her entire history into a tapestry of lies? How can she choose between the mother she’s been taught to mistrust and the father who has taken care of her all these years?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s deft hands, Ariel’s emotionally charged journey to find out the truth of who she really is balances beautifully with Maya’s story of loss and redemption. This is a memorable portrait of two young women trying to make sense of their lives and coming face to face with themselves—for both the last and the very first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**STARRED REVIEW** \u003c\/b\u003e“Hopkins creates a satisfying and moving story, and her carefully structured poems ensure that each word and phrase is savored.” \u003cbr\u003e\"With trademark compassion, multidimensional characters, realistic teen behavior, and a slew of issues sympathetically explored, \u003cb\u003eHopkins has another winner here\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA powerful, memorable \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e honest\u003c\/b\u003e look at how two girls navigate their troubled home lives. Ellen Hopkins once again reminds us why she’s in a class all to herself—the \u003cb\u003egorgeous prose\u003c\/b\u003e, the painfully authentic characters and their struggle to find where to fit in and how to be loved. No surprise . . . this book \u003cb\u003eis beautiful and unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e!”\u003cbr\u003e“Maya and Ariel's connection is\u003cb\u003e among Hopkins' best\u003c\/b\u003e. A page-turning exploration of independence, powerlessness, and secrets, with groundbreaking representation of bisexuality and queerness.”\u003cbr\u003e“Writing in verse (Ariel’s tale) and prose (Maya’s), Hopkins uses skillful pacing and carefully chosen words to conceal the most important truth of the novel. The reveal arrives just as readers may be putting the pieces together themselves. VERDICT \u003cb\u003eA sharp, gripping read\u003c\/b\u003e sure to please Hopkins’s legions of fans.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**STARRED REVIEW**\u003c\/b\u003e “Delving into issues of teen pregnancy, scientology, bisexuality, same-sex marriage, family, and determination, this book is as substantial as it is beautifully written. Hopkins’s fans will love the newest edition to her published works, a must for contemporary young adult collections.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781481442909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592323051726,"sku":"9781481442909","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_40b47cd4-884d-4895-a71b-bc0e3cb1fa91.jpg?v=1637765939","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781481442909","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}