{"product_id":"9781250189455","title":"After the Death of Anna Gonzales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful look at the effects of one girl's suicide on her high school\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrutally honest and authentic in tone, this young adult novel in verse centers on the suicide of high school freshman Anna Gonzales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I can feel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe whispering of the hallway walls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing louder as the groups gather.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach clique adding to its morning input.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Did you hear?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Who told you?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Do you think it's really true?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew at this school, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI stand alone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatching . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerri Fields has written a thought-provoking, important work that resonates with both pain and hope. This is a book of poetry that will stay with readers long after they put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAfter the Death of Anna Gonzales\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers will gain some important insight into the serious issue of teen suicide through this treatment of the topic.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The poems are natural and direct, and portray a high-school setting well, showing a diversity of experiences. . . . [F]or Mel Glenn fans, or as a resource for dealing with teen suicide, this will be useful in most YA library collections.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012230627568,"sku":"9781250189455","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250189455_p0.jpg?v=1763703472","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250189455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}