{"product_id":"stay-9781989398371","title":"Stay","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Katherine Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Shadowpaw Press Reprise\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Shadowpaw Press Reprise\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillie is eleven going on twelve when her life is upended by her parents' decision to separate. Her mother gets a new boyfriend, and her father moves into a new place: an apartment with a big sign on the door that says NO DOGS ALLOWED. Since there's nothing Millie wants more than a dog of her own, that seems like the biggest blow of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoping to get her parents back together--not just for her sake but for the sake of her future dog--Millie is elated when her father moves back in after a short while. She can't understand why her parents aren't happy at the reconciliation until she learns the truth: her father is back because he has been diagnosed with cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in verse by acclaimed Canadian poet Katherine Lawrence; \u003cem\u003eStay\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving, touching, and yet often humorous portrait of a family in a time of crisis, whose pain is filtered through the thoughts and actions of an eleven-year-old girl. \u003cem\u003eStay\u003c\/em\u003e captures the essence of what it means to grow up, confront your fears, support your family, and share in the wild optimism that only youth can harbour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shadowpaw Press Reprise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45414360678551,"sku":"9781989398371","price":741.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781989398371.webp?v=1767920115","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stay-9781989398371","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}