{"product_id":"the-way-i-used-to-be-9781481449366","title":"The Way I Used to Be","description":"A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eSpeak, \u003c\/i\u003ethis extraordinary debut novel \"is a poignant book that realistically looks at the lasting effects of trauma on love, relationships, and life\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn't change who she was. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved--who she once loved--she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell someone what happened but she can't. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in four parts--freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year--this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman's strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace the power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Smith, Amber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481449366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Amber Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33077197307979,"sku":"9781481449366","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_4fe07279-bcf5-48ae-9b02-6ca4c56d37ef.jpg?v=1614102918","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-way-i-used-to-be-9781481449366","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}