{"product_id":"next-stop-isbn-9780425261033","title":"Next Stop","description":"The summer David Finland was twenty-one years old, he and his mother, Glen, navigated the Washington, D.C., Metro trains. Every day. David has autism, and the hope was that if he could learn the train lines, maybe he could get a job. And if he could get a job, then maybe he could move out on his own. And maybe his parents’ marriage could get the jump start it so desperately needed. Maybe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA candid portrait of a differently abled young man poised at the entry to adulthood, \u003ci\u003eNext Stop\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the complex relationship between a child with autism and his family as he steps out into the real world alone for the first time. This personal narrative of a mother’s perpetually tested hope is a universal story of how our children grow up and how we learn to let go and reclaim our lives, no matter how hard that may be.“This is not a romance, or even just a heart-warmer. It’s a real love story, frank and particular. If you don’t like it, you don’t like love.”—Roy Blount, Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Manages both to warm your heart and to break it into a million pieces.”—Claire LaZebnik, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Smart One\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Pretty One\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eOvercoming Autism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A story that should be read by ALL parents, both for what it teaches about the limits of love and the power of hope…You will not soon forget \u003ci\u003eNext Stop\u003c\/i\u003e.” —Robert Bausch, author of \u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gypsy Man\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A manual on what makes us human. Illuminating, inspiring, and at times heartbreaking. Brilliant.”—Jack McDevitt, Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFirebird \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A remarkable, deeply affecting memoir.” —David Rowell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Train of Small Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGlen Finland, \u003c\/b\u003ea former reporter, received her MFA from American University, where she has taught writing. ","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301314973925,"sku":"NP9780425261033","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425261033.jpg?v=1767733688","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/next-stop-isbn-9780425261033","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}