{"product_id":"speed-of-life","title":"Speed of Life","description":"From award winning author Carol Weston comes an uplifting, heartfelt tale of bravery and strength in the face of loss and grief, perfect for tweens, teens and adults alike.\n\"I will eagerly place it on my daughter's bookshelf, so that she, like Sofia, can find her own resilience and voice in our painful, joyful, speeding world.\"―New York Times\nSofia lost her mother eight months ago, and her friends were 100% there for her. Now it's a new year and they're ready for Sofia to move on. But being a motherless daughter is hard to get used to, especially when you're only fourteen.\nProblem is, Sofia can't bounce back, can't recharge like a cellphone. She decides to write Dear Kate, an advice columnist for Fifteen Magazine, and is surprised to receive a fast reply. Soon the two are exchanging emails, and Sofia opens up and spills all, including a few worries that are totally embarrassing. Turns out even advice columnists don't have all the answers, and one day Sofia learns a secret that flips her world upside down.\n2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults - American Library Association\nA 2018 Best Children's Book of the Year - Bank Street College of Education\n2017 Best Fiction for Older Readers - Chicago Public Library\n2019–2020 Young Hoosier Book Award Longlist\nFour STARRED Reviews\nRead the first page from Speed of Life:\nWARNING: This is kind of a sad story.\nAt least at first. So if you don't like sad stories, maybe you shouldn't read this. I mean, I'd understand if you put it down and watched cat videos instead. I like cat videos too.\nThen again, this book is already in your hands. It starts and ends on January 1, and I was thinking of calling it The Year My Whole Life Changed. Or Life, Death, and Kisses. Or maybe even The Year I Grew Up.\nFor me, being fourteen was hard. Really hard. Childhood was a piece of cake. Being a kid in New York City and spending summers in Spain, that was all pretty perfect, looking back. But being fourteen was like climbing a mountain in the rain. In flip-flops. I hoped I'd wind up in a different place, but I kept tripping and slipping and falling and wishing it weren't way too late to turn around.\nThis book does have funny parts. And I learned two giant facts: Number one: everything can change in an instant―for worse, sure, but also for better. Number two: sometimes, if you just keep climbing, you get an amazing view. You see what's behind you and what's ahead of you and―the big surprise―what's inside you.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1492660833\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1492660833.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Weston, Carol\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47214926987441,"sku":"RDV.1492660833.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1492660833-0.jpg?v=1776453671","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/speed-of-life","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}