{"product_id":"smoke-rings-rising-triumph-of-a-drug-endangered-daughter-paperback","title":"Smoke Rings Rising: Triumph of a Drug-Endangered Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer L. Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCurt Pesmen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDuane Stapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJENNY, 16, WISHED SHE HADN'T FOUND IT. Bobbi's monthly list of bills, scrawled on an Aid to Families with Dependent Children stipend envelope, was tucked beneath an ashtray holding a half-smoked joint and smashed cigarette butts. \"\u003cem\u003eMary Jane...rent...PG\u0026amp;E...groceries.\"\u003c\/em\u003e As always, Jenny's mom's weed connection topped the list while food sat at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResiding in rural Concow, California, in the 1980s, Jenny is accustomed to pot being the priority within her household and the necessities that most people take for granted not; however, the newfound methamphetamine is unsettling. A spoon on her dresser, a syringe in the bathroom medicine cabinet, tweakers in the attic  Jenny isn't sure she can endure two long years 'til she'll graduate from Oroville High and be out on her own. When Bobbi, jonesing, delivers her very own death blow, Jenny can't wait. Halfway through her sophomore year, she leaves home for good, oblivious that what lies ahead--teenage motherhood with no one to count on--will be so harrowing. How can she build a life for herself and son, and will it ever be normal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bobbi dies of an overdose in 2007, her urgent last request begins chasing Jenny, now in her mid-thirties. Facing heart-rending struggles, in \u003cem\u003eSmoke Rings Rising\u003c\/em\u003e the once drug-endangered daughter lays out with grit and grace how she turns haunting truths into inspiring triumph. In doing so, Jenny finds the true meaning of love, living, forgiving, and letting go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758359216416,"sku":"9780692040515","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/06cc951248f42ec6eeb52625355a1f13.webp?v=1780123861","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/smoke-rings-rising-triumph-of-a-drug-endangered-daughter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}