{"product_id":"youre-welcome-universe-paperback","title":"You're Welcome, Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWhitney Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant, edgy, fresh new YA voice for fans of \u003ci\u003eMore Happy Than Not\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, \u003c\/i\u003e packed with interior graffiti. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up with a one-way ticket to a \"mainstream\" school in the suburbs, where she's treated like an outcast as the only deaf student. The last thing she has left is her art, and not even Banksy himself could convince her to give that up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Out in the 'burbs, Julia paints anywhere she can, eager to claim some turf of her own. But Julia soon learns that she might not be the only vandal in town. Someone is adding to her tags, making them better, showing off--and showing Julia up in the process. She expected her art might get painted over by cops. But she never imagined getting dragged into a full-blown graffiti war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with wit and grit by debut author Whitney Gardner, who also provides gorgeous interior illustrations of Julia's graffiti tags, \u003ci\u003eYou're Welcome, Universe\u003c\/i\u003e introduces audiences to a one-of-a-kind protagonist who is unabashedly herself no matter what life throws in her way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] spectacular debut...a moving, beautifully written contemporary novel full of quirky art and complicated friendships...this book is a gift to be thankful for.\"--\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHITNEY GARDNER played her ukulele in an episode of Portlandia, danced the rumba with Bill Nye the Science Guy in a New York swing-dance club, and experimented with LARPing in college. She lives with her husband, Roger, and their incredibly cool pugs, Gouda and Fig, in Portland, Oregon. Find her online at heywhitney.com and follow her at @HeyWhitney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 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 March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schneider Family Book Award (2018)\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 You're Welcome, Universe\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 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755782799648,"sku":"9780399551444","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86fad83a0149e09479659b89f97abde3.webp?v=1780068336","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/youre-welcome-universe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}