{"product_id":"watching-traffic-hardcover","title":"Watching Traffic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Ozkowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning debut novel about that uncertain summer after high-school graduation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmily has finally finished high school in the small town where she has lived her whole life. At last, she thinks, her adult life can begin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut what if you have no idea what you want your new life to look like? What then?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile Lincoln gets ready to go backpacking in Australia, Melissa packs for university on the east coast, and a new guy named Tyler provides welcome distraction, Emily wonders whether she will end up working forever at Pamela's Country Catering, cutting the crusts off party sandwiches and stuffing mushrooms. Is this her future? Being known forever as the local girl whose mother abandoned her in the worst way possible all those years ago? Visiting her spacey grandmother, watching nature shows on TV with her dad and hanging out with Robert the grocery clerk? Listening to the distant hum of the highway leading out of the town everyone can't wait to leave?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith poetic prose and a keen eye for the quirks and ironies of small-town life, Jane Ozkowski captures the bittersweet uncertainty of that weird, unreal summer after high school -- a time that is full of possibility and completely terrifying at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Ozkowski\u003c\/b\u003e has a BA in English and Creative Writing from York University. She works in the office at a motorcycle driving school, and although she does not have a motorcycle, she does have her license in case she needs to make a quick getaway. \u003ci\u003eWatching Traffic\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane is the winner of House of Anansi's Broken Social Scene Story Contest and is currently working on an adult novel set in Toronto during the apocalypse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760545333536,"sku":"9781554988433","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/10e469fdd311867997bbd1337f76aa3b.webp?v=1780182927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/watching-traffic-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}