{"product_id":"9780062488541","title":"The Closest I've Come","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAceves, Fred\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/7\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An ALA\/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called \"a brilliant, subtle debut,\" and \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003ehailed as \"heart-wrenching, funny, hopeful, and not-to-be-missed\" in a starred review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Closest I’ve Come\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read from talented first-time author Fred Aceves, in the tradition of Walter Dean Myers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcos Rivas yearns for love, a working cell phone, and maybe a pair of sneakers that aren’t falling apart. But more than anything, Marcos wants to get out of Maesta, his hood, away from his indifferent mom and her abusive boyfriend—which seems impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Marcos is placed in a new after-school program, he meets Zach and Amy, whose friendship inspires Marcos to open up to his Maesta crew, too, and starts to think more about his future and what he has to fight for. Marcos ultimately learns that bravery isn’t about acting tough and being macho; it’s about being true to yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Closest I’ve Come \u003c\/em\u003eis a story about traversing real and imagined boundaries, about discovering new things in the world, and about discovering yourself, too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46825240428799,"sku":"9780062488541","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062488541_s600x595.jpg?v=1779893053","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062488541","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}