{"product_id":"9781617753695","title":"The Shark Curtain","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's easy to empathize with [Lily]....Throughout, first-time author Scofield creates striking images that will stay with readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a painful and poignant story that is not for every reader; but for those ready to deal with complex realistic fiction, it has much to offer.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dynamic...[Protagonist Lily Asher] comes to glorious, heartbreaking, embraceable, vibrant life courtesy of the experiences, heart and immense imagination and talent of Eugene author Chris Scofield.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Register-Guard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chris Scofield has written a young adult novel that doesn't compromise integrity for trendiness....It's complex and quirky...there can be no doubt as to its uniqueness.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLitReactor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Shark Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e is worth a read by teens and adults alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEugene Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absolutely bewitching....Scofield has crafted a dense, poignant book, filled with extraordinarily beautiful language....In exploring themes such as art, sex, and self-acceptance, Scofield examines the trade-offs we all make to be included in the tribe.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKLCC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Those who prefer edgy period fiction with truly original characters will be fascinated by this glimpse into the mind of an unmedicated non-neurotypical teen struggling to come of age in the '60s.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Shark Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e...is believable and real.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWhat Is Much\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant, engaging, engulfing, fulfilling, beautiful. \u003ci\u003eThe Shark Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e will turn you inside out and make you see the world differently. As well you should. As well we all should. Because life isn't about having the answers, it's about grappling with the questions. Chris Scofield's fantastically fantastic novel pins the tail on the donkey with a pneumatic nail gun--I absolutely insist that you read this book!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eGarth Stein\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against the changing terrain of middle-class values and the siren calls of art and puberty, \u003ci\u003eThe Shark Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e invites us into Lily Asher's wonderful, terrible world. The older of two girls growing up in suburban Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1960s, her inner life stands in quirky contrast to the loving but dysfunctional world around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften misunderstood by her flawed but well-intentioned parents, teenage Lily orbits their tumultuous love affair, embracing what embraces her back: the ghost of her drowned dog, a lost aunt, numbers, shoe boxes, werewolves, rituals, and stories she pens herself (including one about a miscarried sibling she dubs \"Frog Boy\"). With \"regular\" visits from a wisecracking Jesus, an affectionate but combative friendship is born--a friendship that strains Lily's grasp of reality as much as her patience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the violence of a Peeping Tom and catching Mom in flagrante delicto with the neighbor, to jungles in her closet, butlers under her bed, and barking in public, Lily struggles to balance her family's expectations with the visions that continue to isolate her.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135758942448,"sku":"9781617753695","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617753695_p0.jpg?v=1763854255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617753695","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}