{"product_id":"a-matter-of-control-paperback","title":"A Matter of Control - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. E. Solinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive very different people wrestle with the ultimate question -- Who is in control?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Richards is a high school English teacher who prides herself on her efficiency in the classroom and her ability to solve problems. Three of Martha's students -- Reba Washington, Alex Kowalski, and Travis Johnson -- and Martha's own son, Danny, find themselves entangled in a web of best intentions that Martha creates and then tries to control, but her intervention brings unintended consequences for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcited about starting high school, freshman Reba yearns to be an actress but finds that life seems to be conspiring against her, while sophomore Alex, a star on the football field, has a deep secret that could derail his future. Travis, a junior, believes that his only way out of the ghetto is to control it through position and power but finds that the real turf war is deep within him; and college freshman Danny struggles under the weight of others' expectations and so creates an escape of his own as a means of minimizing the damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In A Matter of Control faith is tested and illusions are shattered as each one of the five comes face to face with the truth of who is really in control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42128519069831,"sku":"9780998909608","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1fd575c142e83549f19785afbe3a07c9.webp?v=1732596113","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-matter-of-control-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}