{"product_id":"the-memory-of-light-paperback","title":"The Memory of Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancisco X. Stork\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback: This beautiful novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eMarcelo in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e about life after a suicide attempt is perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and \u003ci\u003eThirteen Reasons Why\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: After her suicide attempt, she shouldn't be alive. But then she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E.M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force. With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they push her to reconsider her life before Lakeview, and offer her an acceptance she's never had.But Vicky's newfound peace is as fragile as the roses that grow around the hospital. And when a crisis forces the group to split up, sending Vicky back to the life that drove her to suicide, she must try to find her own courage and strength. She may not have them. She doesn't know.Inspired in part by the author's own experience with depression, \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Light\u003c\/i\u003e is the rare young adult novel that focuses not on the events leading up to a suicide attempt, but the recovery from one -- about living when life doesn't seem worth it, and how we go on anyway.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancisco X. Stork (he\/him) emigrated from Mexico at the age of nine with his mother and his adoptive father. \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is his tenth novel. Other novels include: \u003ci\u003eMarcelo in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Summer of the Death Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Elizabeth Walden Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Tomás Rivera Award, \u003ci\u003e Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Young Adult Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and was a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book and \u003ci\u003eIllegal\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the In the Margins Award, the Young Adult Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and the International Latino Book Award. \u003ci\u003eOn the Hook\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2021, received four starred reviews and was the recipient of the International Latino Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2017\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 Memory of Light\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 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756608684320,"sku":"9780545474337","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb342a82d7cb079f636e71a99f23966b.webp?v=1780082144","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-memory-of-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}