{"product_id":"9781617751950","title":"Changers Book One: Drew","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"A fresh and charmingly narrated look at teens and gender.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was thrilled to discover a book that deals with issues of identity and belonging with so much heart and, more importantly, humor . . . \u003ci\u003eChangers Book One: Drew\u003c\/i\u003e changed the way I think.”\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eClay Aiken\u003c\/b\u003e, singer\/UNICEF ambassador\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Change. It’s the one universal thing that everyone goes through, especially in high school. \u003ci\u003eChangers Book One: Drew\u003c\/i\u003e ratchets that up a notch and kicks open the door, with both humor and panache. Big questions and equally big highs (laughs) and lows (cries). And you thought high school was awkward before!”\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKimberly Pauley\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSucks to Be Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChangers Book One: Drew\u003c\/i\u003e opens on the eve of Ethan Miller's freshman year of high school in a brand-new town. He's finally sporting a haircut he doesn’t hate, has grown two inches since middle school, and can't wait to try out for the soccer team. At last, everything is looking up in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the next morning. When Ethan awakens as a girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthan is a Changer, a little-known, ancient race of humans who live out each of their four years of high school as a different person. After graduation, Changers choose which version of themselves they will be forever—and no, they cannot go back to who they were \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e the changes began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthan must now live as Drew Bohner—a petite blonde with an unfortunate last name—and navigate the treacherous waters of freshman year while also following the rules: Never tell anyone what you are. Never disobey the Changers Council. And never, ever fall in love with another Changer. Oh, and Drew also has to battle a creepy underground syndicate called “Abiders” (as well as the sadistic school queen bee, Chloe). And she can't even confide in her best friend Audrey, who can never know the real her, without risking both of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of the books of John Green, the Joss Whedonverse—and empathy between humans—will find much to love in this first of a four-part series that tracks the journey of an average suburban boy who becomes an incredible young woman . . . who becomes a reluctant hero . . . who becomes the person she was meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause, while changing the world can kinda suck, it sure beats never knowing who you really are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore praise for T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Allison Glock is a writer of uncommon generosity.”\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cooper’s storytelling skills are phenomenal.”\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Glock’s writing is smart and swift. A wise and effortless storyteller.”\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“T Cooper is a prodigious talent.”\u003cbr\u003e--Darin Strauss, author of \u003ci\u003eChang \u0026amp; Eng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Allison Glock has the kind of writing talent that packs worlds into sentences.”\u003cbr\u003e--Frank McCourt, author of \u003ci\u003eAngela’s Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“T Cooper has an affinity for creative liberties, even in anything-goes 21st-century fiction, liberties of a stunning sort . . .”\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Allison Glock makes it looks easy.”\u003cbr\u003e--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018614227184,"sku":"9781617751950","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617751950_p0.jpg?v=1763854525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617751950","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}