{"product_id":"9780805071276","title":"After the Death of Anna Gonzales","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful look at the effects of one girl's suicide on her high school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can feel \u003cbr\u003eThe whispering of the hallway walls \u003cbr\u003eGrowing louder as the groups gather. \u003cbr\u003eEach clique adding to its morning input.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Did you hear?\" \u003cbr\u003e\"Who told you?\" \u003cbr\u003e\"Do you think it's really true?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew at this school, \u003cbr\u003eI stand alone. \u003cbr\u003eWatching . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrutally honest and authentic in tone, this collection of voices centers on the suicide of high school freshman Anna Gonzales. Each piece, read alone, portrays a classmate's or teacher's personal reaction to the loss, taken hard by some, by others barely noticed. Read together, the poems create a richly textured and moving testimony to the rippling effects of one girl's devastating choice. Terri Fields has written a thought-provoking, important work that resonates with both pain and hope. This is a book that will stay with readers long after they put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerri Fields\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen books, including several middle-grade novels. She is also an educator, and was named  among other honors  Arizona's Teacher of the Year and selected to the All-USA Teacher Team. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011733143792,"sku":"9780805071276","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780805071276_p0.jpg?v=1763730072","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780805071276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}