{"product_id":"brave-face-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Brave Face: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShaun David Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" P]rofound...a triumph--a full-throated howl to the moon to remind us why we choose to survive and thrive.\" --Brendan Kiely, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTradition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Razor-sharp, deeply revealing, and brutally honest...emotionally raw and deeply insightful.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Ants\u003c\/i\u003e opens up about what led to an attempted suicide in his teens, and his path back from the experience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I wasn't depressed because I was gay. I was depressed \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003egay.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren't for him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA million moments large and small over the years all came together to convince Shaun that he couldn't keep going, that he had no future. And so he followed through on trying to make that a reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThankfully Shaun survived, and over time, came to embrace how grateful he is and how to find self-acceptance. In this courageous and deeply honest memoir, Shaun takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brave Face: A Memoir\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771739832608,"sku":"9781534431515","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96028b6f6bffe89cda02f82f0afc3a81.webp?v=1780392227","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/brave-face-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}