{"product_id":"the-stepping-off-place-isbn-9780062932082","title":"The Stepping Off Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom debut author\u003cbr\u003eCameron Kelly Rosenblum comes a stunning teen novel that tackles love, grief,\u003cbr\u003eand mental health as one girl must process her friend’s death and ultimately learn\u003cbr\u003ehow to stand in her own light. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWe\u003cbr\u003eWere Liars\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the summer before senior year. Reid is in the thick of\u003cbr\u003eScofield High’s in-crowd thanks to her best friend, Hattie, who has been her\u003cbr\u003esocial oxygen since middle school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut summer is when Hattie goes to her\u003cbr\u003efamily’s Maine island home. Instead of sitting inside for eight weeks, waiting\u003cbr\u003efor her to return, Reid and their friend, Sam, enter into a pact—to live\u003cbr\u003eit up, one party at a time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut days before Hattie is due home, Reid finds out the shocking news that Hattie has\u003cbr\u003edied by suicide. Driven by a desperate need to understand\u003cbr\u003ewhat went wrong, Reid searches for answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn doing so, she uncovers painful\u003cbr\u003esecrets about the person she thought she knew better than herself. And the\u003cbr\u003etruth will force Reid to reexamine everything.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This story captures all the passion and insecurity inherent in coming of age friendships. A not-to-be-missed debut that will make you laugh and cry, and ultimately embrace the multi-faceted, complex nature of existence.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEstelle Laure, author of This Raging Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mysterious, playful, tender, and deeply true to its unforgettable heroines, you will fall in love with this story of an iridescent friendship and its unfathomable loss.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJodi Lynn Anderson, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The large cast of characters are well and sensitively drawn. The novel doesn’t glorify suicide or dwell on the details of death. Instead it explores loss, futility, honesty, and love, with a richness of prose and excellence of characterization rare in a first-time author. A story to savor.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rosenblum's debut novel is a beautifully written examination not only of the sadness of grief, but of the uncertainty it can bestow upon everything. Perfect fans of Jennifer Niven's \u003cem\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/em\u003e, [this] is a novel that moves beyond a story of loss into one of self-discovery.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Stepping Off Place\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting and full-hearted exploration of grief and the aftermath of loss, but more than that, it's a beautiful reminder that there are few things as precious in life as the friendships we have when we are young.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessie Ann Foley, Printz Honor-winning author of Sorry for Your Loss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting, aching, and devastating in the best ways, [Cameron] Kelly Rosenblum’s moving debut is my favorite Young Adult novel of 2020.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Savage, author of the critically acclaimed After the Woods, Beautiful Broken Girls, and In Her Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A spectacular novel! A page turner that lingers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynda Mullaly Hunt, author of New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree and Bank Street Best Book, One for the Murphys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889671106789,"sku":"NP9780062932082","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062932082.jpg?v=1730231716","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-stepping-off-place-isbn-9780062932082","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}