{"product_id":"choosing-naia-isbn-9780807028179","title":"Choosing Naia","description":"A dramatic and carefully detailed account of one family's journey through the maze of genetic counseling, medical technology, and disability rights; destined to become required reading for anyone touched by any of these issues.\u003ci\u003eChoosing Naia\u003c\/i\u003e . . . is a refreshing tale in an age in which medical technology encourages us to strive for perfection in ourselves and in our children. It is, of course, a loss to learn that your child won't be perfectly healthy. But, as \u003ci\u003eChoosing Naia\u003c\/i\u003e makes clear, few of us understand how much we may gain. --Maggie Jones, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChoosing Naia\u003c\/i\u003e skillfully recounts how the Fairchilds' initial shock and fear for the future of their unborn child gradually morphed into a determination to have the child and help her thrive after birth.\" --\u003ci\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The story of the Fairchilds' emotional and spiritual struggles is gripping-and relevant to everyone who's ever cared for a child. \u003ci\u003eChoosing Naia\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and important book.\" --Michael Bérubé, author of \u003ci\u003eLife As We Know It: A Father, a Family, and an Exceptional Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChoosing Naia\u003c\/i\u003e is an accurate and courageous book, a chronicle with a joyous outcome. For all readers it will enhance understanding of family building and of human values. I recommend it earnestly.\" --Dr. Allen Crocker, director, Down Syndrome Program, Children's Hospital, BostonMitchell Zuckoff spent more than a decade as an award-winning writer for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and now teaches journalism at Boston University. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eJudgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders.\u003c\/i\u003e Zuckoff lives near Boston with his wife, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e photographer Suzanne Kreiter, and their two daughters.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302214389989,"sku":"NP9780807028179","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807028179.jpg?v=1767723690","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/choosing-naia-isbn-9780807028179","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}