{"product_id":"2940014990684","title":"Survival: Samantha's Sixteenth Year","description":"Samantha is a sixteen year old girl who has come to live with the Harrison’s, a foster family in an upper middle class suburb.  Having been in the foster care system for the past twelve years, Sam has never felt in control of her life.  She’s been bounced around from home to home.  Mrs. Harrison is a competent and loving foster mother who tries her best to help the teen work through her issues.  Unfortunately, Mrs. Harrison is not even aware of half of what goes on in Sam’s head.  The file tells of past sexual abuse, physical abuse, and abandonment.  It alerts Mrs. H. to the teen’s tendency towards depression.  What it doesn’t alert her to is Sam’s self mutilation and other self destructive behaviors.  It doesn’t paint the picture of her extreme anxiety and self-loathing. Sam attempts to adjust to living with the Harrisons.  During this time she also ends up in a love triangle with two boys from school, resulting in complicated realtionships that she is unprepared for.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill the scars that she bears be able to fade when she finally finds a loving home at age sixteen?  Or will the past be a relentless force that never lets her grow into the balanced, healthy young woman that she could be?  Will the system continually interfere with the progress that is made in her new foster home?  And will Sam learn to love and be loved?","brand":"No publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080571371760,"sku":"2940014990684","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014990684_p0.jpg?v=1763618514","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014990684","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}