{"product_id":"9780310162353_stronger-at-the-seams","title":"Stronger at the Seams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Crystal Kite Honor Winner for Midsouth Region\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwyla is far from fine. With her varsity field hockey career on the line, her friendships in shambles, and a medical diagnosis that is far from the truth, Twyla simply wants to be heard. Stronger at the Seams is a powerful coming-of-age story about disabilities, chronic illness, and learning to advocate for yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwyla enters high school sure of three things: Her best friends will always be there for her, the next four years will be amazing, and her mom was right when she said there's a reason behind everything. Then, during a field hockey game, she gets extremely nauseous and struggles with concentration. What should have been a great year starts spiraling. Despite a diagnosis of mild digestive issue, Twyla doesn't feel right. She's exhausted, sick more often than not, and struggling to keep up at school -- but every doctor says she's \"fine.\" As her world starts to unravel, Twyla realizes that the hardest part isn't being sick... it's being ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween mounting medical appointments, shifting friendships, her varsity hockey career in shambles, and family tensions she doesn't fully understand, Twyla must learn how to speak up -- even when it feels uncomfortable, scary, or impossible. As questions about her health collide with long-buried family secrets, Twyla begins to discover that finding her voice may be the key to holding herself together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStronger at the Seams\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful young adult coming-of-age novel about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvocating for yourself when no one else will\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiving with chronic illness and invisible struggles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavigating friendships, school, and family pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning that strength doesn't always look the way we expect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love emotionally rich stories like \u003cem\u003eWonder\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, this Crystal Kite Honor-winning novel offers a compassionate, hopeful look at resilience, self-discovery, and what it means to be truly heard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shannon Stocker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40702188847153,"sku":"9780310162353","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310162353.jpg?v=1779965506","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310162353_stronger-at-the-seams","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}