{"product_id":"9780312661694","title":"The Way a Door Closes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy best friend, Preacher, is being just that. His sermon today is on fathers and I am his congregation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dads are light. They have no roots.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne strong wind, and they're gone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of here. History.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a click, a bang, a whisper—or no noise at all. There are so many ways that a door can close, but it's not just the closing; it's the knowing. And thirteen-year-old CJ knows too much—about losing his father, about his family's pain, and especially about what it means to hold things together when times are the toughest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully written and powerfully moving novel in poems, Hope Anita Smith tells the story of a young man's struggle to accept a father who has walked out on his family. Here, in CJ's words, is a portrait of hurt and healing, and finding the strength to open the door again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way a Door Closes\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2004 Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award and the 2004 Bank Street - Claudia Lewis Award and is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012055810288,"sku":"9780312661694","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312661694_p0.jpg?v=1763677571","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312661694","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}