{"product_id":"9780974850832","title":"Perfection","description":"\u003cbody\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBrad is a self-confident academically talented champion swimmer with a major   flaw. He's lost control of his emotions again, just like last spring when his   little brother dies.  He has to get back to the old Brad, which he thinks   he can do by stuffing his emotions deep down and setting his sites on a swim   scholarship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig deal that he can't stand the sight of Tiffany, the new   girl. He's shocked, half believing he actually was attracted to her--a girl with   one hand. He just won't see her, he decides. He clams-up and goes swimming.   That'll bring the old self back.  Then he spots her at his summer swim team   practice. Crap...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePERFECTION is based on many real life experiences Linda and her daughter,   Courtney,\u003cbr\u003eand two sons Eric and Ryan have lived through over the years. Much   of how the Ratto family \u003cbr\u003eworks well has to do with attitude. Let's face it,   we are all born with gifts and talents and individual differences. Courtney is   now a Chemical Engineer and Linda and her husband David have been married for 28   years.  They have a way of life that does work.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe question is:\u003cbr\u003eHow do you want to live your life -- bumbling through or   \u003cbr\u003eintentionally making your dreams come true?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom basic-instinct reactions, to listening to the heart and using the mind   as a tool, to making the life you want, PERFECTION's main characters Brad and   Tiffany show readers a way through.\u003cbr\u003eIf you have experienced death or   disability this book will hit home. If you haven't, it will touch your heart   perhaps in areas never known before.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePERFECTION is written for ages 12 and up and is classified as a \"YA\" (Young   Adult book).\u003cbr\u003eYet Brad and Tiffany and their families show do-able ways to   work through tough life issues\u003cbr\u003ethat are valuable storylines adults can   treasure -- especially parents of teens.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePERFECTION shows readers how perfect life isn't and perfect life is.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAuthor, Linda Lee Ratto, has been writing for and with young people all her   life. A former English\/Literature\/Reading middle and grade school teacher,   principal and CEO, she speaks around the world on how not to single people out   or label them.  The first of her three children was born missing a left   hand, thus her education background took on a whole new focus.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Power Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034412368112,"sku":"9780974850832","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780974850832_p0.jpg?v=1763878074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780974850832","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}