{"product_id":"love-other-curses-isbn-9780062791214","title":"Love \u0026 Other Curses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I’m pretty sure I’m the only guy in my school who can replace a faulty kick-down switch and also create the perfect smoky eye.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Weyward family has been haunted by a curse for generations—if a Weyward falls in love before their seventeenth birthday, the person they love dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam doesn’t plan to fall for anyone in the weeks before his birthday. He’ll spend his time working at the Eezy-Freeze with his dad; cooking up some midsummer magic with his grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother (the Grands); and experimenting with drag with the help of the queens at the Shangri-La, the local gay club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a new guy comes to town, Sam finds himself in trouble when they strike up a friendship that might be way more than that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Sam’s birthday approaches and he still hasn’t quite fallen in love, the curse seems to get more powerful and less specific about who it targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mysterious girl Sam talks to on the phone late at night and a woman he’s only seen in a dream might have the answers he’s been looking for—but time is running out to save the people he cares about.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Intriguing. A solid exploration of the meanings of love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, heartfelt, and magnifi cently unexpected, Michael Thomas Ford’s \u003cem\u003eLove \u0026amp; Other Curses\u003c\/em\u003e is a gritty, glittery triumph that broke my heart, put it back together again, and left me with a new, much needed sway in my sashay.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBennett Madison, author of September Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “A brilliant commentary on what it means to be a family, respect yourself and others, and become your best and most genuine self.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Vaught, author of My Big Fat Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLove \u0026amp; Other Curses\u003c\/em\u003e is a book with heart—a big, generous, loving heart. Anyone looking for a deep, thoughtful story about love and life and coming of age will enjoy the relationships, the search, and the lovely magic that may or may not be a part of every person’s life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Thomas Ford has created an intense, complex exploration of family, love, and gender \u0026amp; sexual identity. I learned, I laughed, I got inspired.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Garvin, author of Symptoms of Being Human\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888935661797,"sku":"NP9780062791214","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062791214.jpg?v=1730230135","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/love-other-curses-isbn-9780062791214","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}