{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-closet-catholic-isbn-9780142405970","title":"Confessions of a Closet Catholic","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \"eleven-going-on-twelve-year-old Jewish girl\" searches for her identity in what \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e called a \"reassuring debut novel about finding one's personal peace-and-comfort zone.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustine Silver's best friend, Mary Catherine McAllister, has given up chocolate for Lent, but Justine doesn't think God wants her to make that kind of sacrifice. So she's decided to give up being Jewish instead.  Eleven-year-old Justine pours her heart out to her teddy bear, \"Father Ted,\" in a homemade closet confessional. But when Justine's beloved Bubbe suffers a stroke, Justine worries that her religious exploration is responsible. Worse, she must suddenly contemplate life without Bubbe. Ultimately, it's Bubbe's quiet understanding of Justine's search for identity that helps Justine to find faith in the most important place of all-within herself.Sarah Darer Littman  is the critically acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Backlash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWant to Go Private?\u003c\/i\u003e;  \u003ci\u003eLife, After\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePurge\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Confessions of a Closet Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the  Sydney Taylor Book Award. When she’s not writing novels, Sarah is an  award-winning columnist for the online news site CTNewsJunkie. She  teaches creative writing as an adjunct professor in the MFA program at  Western Connecticut State University, and with Writopia Lab. Sarah lives  in Connecticut. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisit Sarah online at sarahdarerlittman.com","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44885171273957,"sku":"NP9780142405970","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142405970.jpg?v=1767724036","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/confessions-of-a-closet-catholic-isbn-9780142405970","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}