{"product_id":"falling-lessons-paperback","title":"Falling Lessons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacey Elza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBetterbe Creative\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eAurora Corialis Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurricanes are awful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving your home and friends is awful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut making new friends and finding new ways to cope ... maybe not so bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a hurricane destroys 14-year-old Louisa's home, she must move into her grandmother's trailer with only her mom and the few belongings they were able to salvage from the wreckage. Her smart glasses-kinda like smart phones from the early 2000s but, you know, glasses-can tell her how to get around her new school and who people are, but what they can't tell her is how she fits into this strange new town. And that, as some things fall apart, others will fall into place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the year 2050, \u003cem\u003eFalling Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about a girl and her changing dreams. It's a time when eating grasshoppers is the norm and grandparents enjoy moshing-sorry, what is \u003cem\u003ethat\u003c\/em\u003e?-at their assisted-living facility. Louisa stumbles upon hapkido, a Korean martial art, and Ruby, who makes her heart flutter like the tailfin of a goldfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she practices her kicks and learns how to safely fall at the \u003cem\u003edojang\u003c\/em\u003e, Louisa realizes that her new home has way more in store for her than she could have possibly imagined. Her life may not resemble the plot of any comic book in her collection, but that doesn't mean it can't be filled with picture-perfect moments and page-turning surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Louisa master her kicks and open her heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartwarming and fun, \u003cem\u003eFalling Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e is for young adult readers who love unique, realistic characters overcoming challenges in their personal lives, family, and school, just as they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gentle, honest, and vulnerable, Falling Lessons is a compelling futuristic coming-of-age story about Louisa, a teenage girl facing the challenges of family, love, technology, and growing up.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-A.K. Downing, The Air Series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFalling Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e is about hanging on and letting go, falling in love and letting yourself be loved back. And because it's told in Louisa's remarkable voice, it's a story that offers unexpected moments of wonder on every page and reminds you to find and savor such moments in your own life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Ann Claycomb, \u003cem\u003eSilenced \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Mermaid's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738861867071,"sku":"9781958481844","price":24.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9fa5c58fa42b7294ca1c96996d0a4693.webp?v=1765154790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/falling-lessons-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}