{"product_id":"holdfast-9798869223128","title":"Holdfast","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jr. Lagattuta David\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: David Lagattuta Jr.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: David Lagattuta Jr.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Coming of Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA name can be a lifeline. For the kid who will become Leo, it's the first step toward a real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt school, a sharp-eyed English teacher and a classmate named Elena notice more than Leo says out loud. At home, danger grows until one night forces him out the door with a backpack and the truth he's been writing in the margins. Park benches and church basements come first; then a borrowed couch, a stubborn terrier, and a youth center where words turn into doors. As Leo finds work at a caf�-bookstore and tells Elena who he is, the world begins to meet him on his terms. He builds practical hope: a binder, a steady job, a haircut that feels like a mirror finally telling the truth, and an informed-consent clinic visit that becomes a quiet ritual of becoming. Along the way, a letter from his mother, a run-in in the grocery aisle, and a set of keys with his name on the lease teach him what a home actually is: people who choose you, and a future you can choose back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender, unsentimental, and full of ordinary miracles, \u003cstrong\u003eHOLDFAST\u003c\/strong\u003e is a love story-to chosen family, to the self, and to the long future Leo refuses to give up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46333443965079,"sku":"9798869223128","price":909.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798869223128.webp?v=1768669552","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/holdfast-9798869223128","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}