{"product_id":"split-paperback","title":"Split - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSwati Avasthi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting portrait of life after abuse from an award-winning novelist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can't make him forget what he left behind--his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At least so far. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. Award-winning novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e. After you've said enough, after you've run, after you've made the split--how do you begin to live again? Readers won't be able to put this intense page-turner down.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwati Avasthi teaches creative writing and is working toward her MFA at the University of Minnesota, where she received a grant to complete \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Split\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41744361652359,"sku":"9780375863417","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/32731c7cf55926d9197b25a5f806839f.webp?v=1734090199","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/split-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}