{"product_id":"9781609090012","title":"Season of Water and Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in 1957 in rural northern Michigan, \u003ci\u003eSeason of Water and Ice\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a pivotal few months in the life of young teen Danny DeWitt, who lives alone with his father following the sudden departure of his mother. Bookish and relatively friendless, Danny becomes acquainted with Amber, a pregnant teenager abandoned by her boyfriend and rejected by her family. Both outsiders—one because of disposition, the other because of social stigma—Danny and Amber form an unusual, openhearted alliance that helps each deal with their separate challenges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Their friendship is tested when Amber’s abusive boyfriend returns and Danny’s mother withdraws more permanently from her family, leading eventually to a crisis that threatens Amber and her unborn child, as well as Danny’s concept of love and manhood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Danny struggles to understand himself and the confusing and, at times, frightening world in which he lives. His analytically oriented mind attempts to make sense of the rigid stereotypes of the 1950s, revealing startling truths about the abiding issues of love and family and the dangers to which these ideals are continually exposed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Danny straddles the uncertain gap between childhood and adulthood in this novel that is underscored by themes of independence and obligation, love and sexuality, courage and surrender. This realistic work will appeal to both adult and young adult readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130150142192,"sku":"9781609090012","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609090012_p0.jpg?v=1763836822","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609090012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}