{"product_id":"2940152871326","title":"The Unsame Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003eIMAGINE A world where Everyone was exactly the Same, including YOU, BECAUSE Same was Safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unsame Ones, is a riveting story of an ordinary January whose Same life takes an extraordinary turn, when something Different throws her off of her Same track, and propels her into the forbidden realm of Unsame. Where once her life revolved only around the clock, and listening to only its sound, she starts to hear something different, something real, something powerful, and spell-binding that ignites a fierce desire to overcome the pull of Same, to know the truth, and to discover the vibrant power of music, even at the deadly cost of being infected with the Unsame virus, and losing her place in the world of SAME FOREVER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unsame Ones is a gripping story that will appeal 7th to 12th graders, music enthusiast, kids, and individuals who have trouble fitting into the \"in\" crowd.\u003cbr\u003e*Back cover blurb*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born in January.\u003cbr\u003eSo I am January, and everything that it entails. I bear the same name as a million other Januaries just like me, the same look, the same genetic makeup, the same job, the same face, the same goals, and the same dreams.\u003cbr\u003eI am and will be a secretary for the rest of my life. I am good at what I do, I was made for my job, and my job was made for me.\u003cbr\u003eI am Same.\u003cbr\u003eI have lived the Same as every other January like me for seventeen years.\u003cbr\u003eAnd a year from now, on the first of January, I will die from the same genetic defect every January has died from. No January has ever lived past eighteen.\u003cbr\u003eNo January has ever wanted to.\u003cbr\u003eUntil now.\u003cbr\u003eI believe I have been infected with the Unsame Virus. My head aches, throbs, and pounds\u003cbr\u003ewithout ever stopping. Before now, I never felt pain. I know I must turn myself in. That is the only logical thing to do.\u003cbr\u003eIt all started with the hideous Unsame One who crossed my path, and thrust a strange object into my hands. It is he who is to blame, and it is I who must fight this. I cannot shut out my master, keeper, and overseer, Time---nor disobey the clock. I will forever march to its dictates, and remain true.\u003cbr\u003eI am a Same One.\u003cbr\u003eI was born Same.\u003cbr\u003eI have lived Same.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I will die Same.\u003cbr\u003eI am January.\u003cbr\u003eI am Same.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Skeem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081326706928,"sku":"2940152871326","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152871326_p0.jpg?v=1764025549","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152871326","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}