{"product_id":"tribes-of-palos-verdes-paperback","title":"Tribes of Palos Verdes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Nicholson's \u003ci\u003eThe Tribes of Palos Verdes\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Garner, Maika Monroe, and Cody Fern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nicholson captures the California-coast culture. . . . Medina shows what it's like to feel 'six million years old' way before your time.--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impressive . . . Captures what it is to be young, intelligent, and very alone.\"--\u003ci\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nicholson's evocation of character, her ability to bring Medina fully to life, makes this work. She writes with snapshot immediacy. . . . A writer to keep in mind.\"--David Ulin, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMedina Mason is a defiant, awkward fourteen-year-old living in the affluent beach community of Palos Verdes, California. The pressure is intense in their high-stakes world, and Medina's family begins to break under the stress. Her parents' marriage disintegrates and her beloved brother turns to drugs in order to cope. Medina turns to the ocean to escape it all. She surfs to survive, finding a bitter solace in the rough comfort of the waves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An inspiring portrait of a young woman unswayed by other people's pettiness\" (\u003ci\u003eMademoiselle\u003c\/i\u003e), this is the moving story of growing up \"different,\" of the love between siblings, and of one girl's power to save herself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Nicholson is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tribes of Palos Verdes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Esmeralda\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband in New Mexico, where she runs the Rancho de Chihuahua, a sanctuary for elderly and abused dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761014112544,"sku":"9781250112569","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9658fe89696b3cb9a90fbed6439b2672.webp?v=1780197149","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tribes-of-palos-verdes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}