{"product_id":"my-so-called-ruined-life-paperback","title":"My So-Called Ruined Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelanie Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introspective page-turner. \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTate McCoy has not spoken to her alcoholic mother in two years when her mom is murdered. If this were not enough to endure at age sixteen, Tate has to face the fact that her father is the prime suspect. Convinced of his innocence, and of her own resilience, she sets out to prove her life is not ruined. Amid this life-shattering tragedy, Tate takes up swimming and finds solace in her best friend Kale, volunteer work, the great outdoors, and a new crush. But after discovering a horrible secret, Tate questions everything she thought she knew about her parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction, nonfiction, and screenplays, and has taught all of these subjects for the past twenty-one years at Prescott College in Arizona where she is founding editor of \u003ci\u003eAlligator Juniper\u003c\/i\u003e, Prescott's award-winning national literary magazine. Bishop divides her time between Prescott, Arizona, and Carmel, California.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMELANIE BISHOP\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction, nonfiction and screenplays, and has taught all of these subjects for the past twenty-one years as a professor at Prescott College in Arizona. Melanie has published short stories in numerous literary magazines, including \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreensboro Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGeorgetown Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Melanie is founding editor of \u003ci\u003eAlligator Juniper\u003c\/i\u003e, Prescott College's award-winning national literary magazine. \u003ci\u003eMy So-Called Ruined Life\u003c\/i\u003e is her first Young Adult novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769901449504,"sku":"9781937226213","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b729106cd04ab95ea4906d57ef491e37.webp?v=1780359332","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-so-called-ruined-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}