{"product_id":"9780684832371","title":"Forever Fifty","description":"\u003cp\u003eJudith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as \u003ci\u003eAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day;\u003c\/i\u003e nonfiction titles, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eNecessary Losses;\u003c\/i\u003e and her collections of humorous poetry, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Judith Viorst looks at what it's like to be (gulp) fifty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting with the warmth and authenticity that have become her trademarks, Viorst once again demonstrates her uncanny ability to transform our daily realities into poems that make us laugh with recognition. Whether her subject is the decline of the body (\"It's hard to be devil-may-care\/When there are pleats in your derrière\") or future aspirations (\"Before I go, I'd like to have high cheekbones.\/I'd like to talk less like New Jersey, and more like Claire Bloom\"), she always speaks directly to our condition. Her funny, compassionate poems shed a reassuring light on the fine art of aging, and will delight anyone who is now (or forever) fifty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028111900912,"sku":"9780684832371","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780684832371_p0.jpg?v=1763605656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780684832371","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}